Recently, an overpass traffic accident in Shenyang has attracted widespread attention from netizens. Someone posted a ** of the accident scene online and claimed that it was a man who committed suicide by jumping off a bridge due to a serious illness. However, after an investigation, it was not the case, but an ordinary traffic accident. The Ministry of Public Security has decided to make 2024 the year of a special action to crack down on online rumors, resolutely curb the spread of online rumors, and maintain social stability and public order.
It is understood that the incident occurred on January 7 on the overpass of Chongshan East Road in Huanggu District. At that time, a car lost control on the bridge and crashed into a guardrail, resulting in injuries to the driver and passengers of the car. After the accident, someone filmed the scene of the ** and spread it on the Internet, saying that a man committed suicide by jumping off a bridge due to a serious illness. A damaged car can be seen on the bridge, as well as some rescuers and onlookers. The publisher of ** also said**: "The man who jumped off the overpass is said to be because he was diagnosed with a major illness and does not want to live." ”
This paragraph quickly caused an uproar on the Internet, many netizens expressed sympathy and indignation for the incident, and some netizens questioned the authenticity and motives of **. Some netizens said: "What kind of world is this, life is so stressful, I don't even have the courage to live." Some netizens said: "Who took this film, does he have a conscience, and use other people's misfortunes to win attention in this way." Some netizens said: "Is this someone deliberately creating rumors to undermine social harmony and stability and mess up our lives." ”
In order to find out the truth about the accident, ** quickly launched an investigation. After an on-site investigation, interviews with witnesses, access to surveillance footage, and interviews with the injured and their families, it was finally confirmed that the incident was not an incident in which a man committed suicide by jumping off a bridge due to a serious illness, but an ordinary traffic accident. The cause of the accident was that the driver accidentally lost control on the bridge and crashed into the guardrail, causing damage to the vehicle and injuries to people. In the accident, no one jumped off the bridge, and no one committed suicide because of a serious illness. The injured in the accident have been taken to the hospital for treatment, and their vital signs are stable and not life-threatening.
* It was also ascertained that the online rumor was jointly created and spread by three netizens. Among them, a netizen surnamed Xu, who was a witness at the scene of the accident, filmed ** and made up the lie that the man jumped off the bridge due to a serious illness. Another netizen, surnamed Li, is a friend of Xu, and he added *** to his work group and added the lie that "the person was detected with a major disease". The third netizen, surnamed Liang, is Li's colleague, he uploaded ** to a certain platform, and pinned his comment in the message area, saying "Crossing the overpass, a man jumped off the bridge". Without knowing the true circumstances of the accident, these three netizens fabricated and disseminated false information at will, causing chaos in social and public order and panic in society.
This online rumor incident has aroused great attention from the Ministry of Public Security. The Party Committee of the Ministry of Public Security has decided to make 2024 the year of the special action to crack down on and rectify online rumors, aiming to resolutely crack down on and curb the spread of online rumors and maintain social stability and public order through a nationwide special action. The Ministry of Public Security requires public security organs in all localities to severely crack down on the creators and spreaders of online rumors, pursue their legal responsibility in accordance with the law, and at the same time strengthen online guidance, promptly release authoritative information, and eliminate the impact of rumors. The Ministry of Public Security also called on the vast number of netizens to consciously abide by laws and regulations, use the Internet rationally, refrain from believing, spreading, or spreading rumors, and jointly create a clear cyberspace.
In response to the incident of a man jumping over an overpass in Shenyang, the public security organs have dealt with three netizens who created and spread online rumors in accordance with the law. Xu, Li, and Liang were respectively sentenced to 10 days of administrative detention, a fine of 5,000 yuan, and a warning. The result of this handling is a powerful blow to online rumors and a safeguard of social justice.
This incident also reminds us that the Internet is not an illegal place, and everyone should be responsible for their words and actions, and not spread unverified information and false statements. The spread of rumors often stems from ignorance and one-sided information, therefore, we need to maintain rational thinking and prudence, and not easily believe and spread unverified information. Especially in the era of social networking, the spread of information is extremely fast, and once the rumors spread, the negative impact on society is more serious. Each of us should be a resistor of rumors, actively disseminate true and objective information, and jointly maintain a healthy and orderly online environment. For ** departments and relevant agencies, cracking down on online rumors requires multi-faceted measures. It is necessary to strengthen the publicity and education of laws and regulations, and improve the public's legal awareness and self-restraint ability; On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen supervision and the application of technical means to discover and curb the spread of rumors in a timely manner. It is also necessary to establish and improve mechanisms for disseminating information, and release authoritative information in a timely and accurate manner, so as to eliminate the soil for the generation of rumors. Cracking down on online rumors is a long-term and arduous task. We need the whole society to work together to form a synergy. Only in this way can we effectively curb the spread of online rumors and maintain social stability and public order.