Virus Outbreak: Authorities crack down on rumors, misinformation - News Summed Up

Virus Outbreak: Authorities crack down on rumors, misinformation


An investigation was initiated after verifying with health authorities and base officials that the messages are false, Hsinchu City Police Precinct Chief Teng Hsueh-hsin (鄧學鑫) said. In Taipei, Criminal Investigation Bureau officers questioned a teenager, who allegedly spread rumors and misinformation about the virus on social media. The junior-high school student became the nation’s youngest person to be investigated for spreading rumors and misinformation about the disease. Police urged parents to check their children’s Internet and social media usage, and warn them against disseminating rumors and misinformation. After verifying with local health authorities that the claim was false, bureau officials said that they identified the two men, who face charges.


Source: Taipei Times February 21, 2020 15:56 UTC



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