Spreading fake news, false news related to securities, real estate

According to the Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ministry of Public Security), in recent days, the state of unverified fake news and unverified information about violations related to the financial sector has not been verified. Finance, banking, securities, real estate… are increasing on social networks. This causes confusion in public opinion and negatively affects the investment and business environment of Vietnam.

According to the police agency, a series of unverified and false information has appeared in groups. An account posted an article with a video: “Revealing a list of 12 real estate giants about to be inspected”. The content caused public panic, causing the shares of 12 companies named in the video to be affected.

Another account posted: “Another guy has a debt through a bond channel of VND 37,000 billion. Are you afraid of debt bombs?” or “Okay, the billionaire’s stock code… has been stopped from trading” causing bad publicity, affecting the corporation’s shares.

In recent days, the strong handling of the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security with a number of unverified behaviors and statements online has been supported by public opinion. According to the police, there are many different types of fake news circulating online such as false rumors about the sudden death of artists, fake news about post-COVID-19 treatment, unverified news, The origin of medical equipment is unknown… The messengers aim, sentence views, like sentences, orient public opinion, confuse public opinion, and fraudulently appropriate property.

Currently social networks Facebook, Tiktok, Zalo …. quite commonly used. However, this is also a means for subjects to take advantage of criminal activities and commit illegal acts such as: fraudulently appropriating property, posting false information… The fake news spread, especially in the financial and real estate sectors, seriously affecting the stability of the country’s economy, which is currently recovering from COVID-19. In the face of widespread fake news, every network user needs to be alert to unofficial information, be careful before each status line, comment or share.

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