Fake news on social networks must be strictly handled: official

Nguyen Huy Ngoc, Chief of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, has urged competent agencies to strictly handle fake social network accounts in the names of agencies and individuals to post false information.
Fake news on social networks must be strictly handled: official ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Nguyen Huy Ngoc, Chief of the Secretariat of the Party CentralCommittee’s Commission for Information and Education, has urged competentagencies to strictly handle fake social network accounts in the names ofagencies and individuals to post false information.

The official made the request as a fake Facebook account used the name of thecommission to post articles calling on the public to stay vigilant againsttricks that support traditional fish sauce, aiming to destroy domesticproduction. These articles have received many likes and comments, includinginciting contents.

“The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education has notused such Facebook account,” Ngoc affirmed, stressing that the case must beclarified.

Over the past time, many social network accounts were created in the names ofagencies, units, organisations and individuals, including the commission.

The falsification has adversely affected the operation of organisations andindividuals concerned, and violated legal regulations on information using andpublication.

Such deeds need to be strongly condemned in order to make information popularisationon social networks healthy, he said.

Ngoc urged press agencies to participate in the struggle and reject false anddistorted information, especially one on sensitive and complex issues thatgreatly impact people’s life.

These efforts will help readers understand and make right choices, he said.-VNA 
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