Refute rumors and be wary of false information related to the 7.0-magnitude Baqing earthquake in Tibet
Details: After the 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Baqing, Tibet, many false news about the earthquake circulated on the Internet, causing concern.
1. After the earthquake, it was circulated on the Internet that "the epicenter intensity may reach eight to nine degrees", and some people even said that "the estimated intensity of this earthquake is: 10", and said that the data came from the China Seismological Network. After checking, official platforms such as the China Seismological Network did not announce the intensity of the earthquake. The China Earthquake Administration has sent a working group to the earthquake area to carry out on-site investigation and intensity assessment. The intensity of the earthquake has not yet been assessed, and there is no authoritative basis for the earthquake intensity information posted online.
2. After the earthquake, some netizens forwarded the text of the earthquake emergency report from official sources, but the pictures and videos of damaged houses and rescue during the day were inconsistent with the actual situation. They were copied and generated by AI. Such pictures are not the scene of the Baqing earthquake in Tibet. They are pretentious and fictitious disasters. Please do not forward or spread them.
3. After the earthquake, some netizens pretended to be in the earthquake area and posted a post saying, "I was in the earthquake area and the shaking was so severe that I was almost scared to death." After verification, the account IP address and posting location were both shown to be Jiangsu. This type of account only publishes one article, temporarily registering to "start an account" and pretending to be an on-site netizen to gain traffic.
After verification, the above-mentioned online content is all rumors. Whenever a disaster occurs, all kinds of rumors tend to breed on the Internet. Netizens are reminded to be vigilant against news that pretends to be authoritative, falsifies science, takes advantage of opportunities to make profits, and exaggerates facts, and do not create, believe, or spread rumors.
Debunking rumors: "Heavy rainstorms in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province caused a sea of vehicles to flood the streets" is a rumor spread on the Internet
Details: Recently, some netizens posted a video with the caption "Heavy rainstorm in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, the streets were flooded with vehicles", which attracted attention. After verification by the local sub-district office, there have been no heavy rains in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province in recent days. The video posted online is inconsistent with the actual situation and is false information. Netizens are requested to refer to rain conditions and early warning information released by official channels of meteorological and emergency departments, do not believe or spread rumors, and do not forward unverified information at will, so as to jointly maintain a clean network environment.
Popular Science A 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Baqing, Tibet. How to prevent aftershocks?
Details: At 22:33 on October 22, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet (32.40 degrees north latitude, 93.79 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. According to official measurements by the China Seismological Network, several aftershocks occurred in the area after the mainshock. There are two notable characteristics of aftershocks: first, their intensity is related to the size of the main shock, and second, their intensity and frequency will gradually decay over time. How should people prepare for aftershocks?
Carefully select sites when building temporary earthquake shelters: Common secondary earthquake disasters include landslides, reservoir breaches, leakage and collapse of barrier lakes, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid such sites when building temporary earthquake shelters.
Prevent further damage to dangerous buildings and injury to people: aftershocks continue after the main earthquake. Before professional departments have conducted a safety appraisal of the house, even if your own house has not collapsed, do not rush into or live in it after the earthquake.
In addition, rescuers and mutual rescuers must take certain protective measures during the intensive aftershock activities in the short period after the earthquake, improve their awareness and skills in preventing aftershocks, and reduce aftershock casualties.
Misunderstanding: Today’s frost falls | If there is no frost on the day of frost, does it herald a famine?
The truth: If there is no frost on the frost day, does it herald a famine year? In fact, this is just an empirical statement summed up by the ancients based on climate laws and agricultural experience in the farming era. It is reasonable to a certain extent, but it also has limitations of the times and regions. The formation of frost depends on a variety of meteorological factors. At the same time, modern agricultural harvests depend more on agricultural technology, irrigation, fertilization and other factors. The presence or absence of frost on the day of "frost" is not necessarily related to crop harvests.
Report: Shaanxi Xianyang Public Security Bureau released 3 typical cases of online rumors
Details: Since the launch of the "Clean Internet 2026" special campaign, Shaanxi Xianyang Public Security Bureau has continued to increase efforts in Internet ecological governance, severely crack down on and rectify Internet rumors and chaos in accordance with the law, and effectively maintain a healthy and clear cyberspace. Three typical cases are now announced.
Case 1: In order to gain traffic and attract attention, Yongshou County netizen Zhao Moumou and four other people posted a false short video saying "No one wants watermelons in a certain village and they can be picked up at will", causing negative social impact.
Case 2: In order to gain traffic and attract attention, Wang, a Binzhou City netizen, published a false short video of a "missing person" on a social platform, disrupting public order.
Case 3: In order to gain attention and attract traffic, Sanyuan County netizen Jin Moumou posted false video information on social platforms without verification, which aroused the attention and discussion of netizens and caused negative social impact.
At present, all the above persons have been administratively punished by the local public security organs.
