Fake news and false rumors have become rampant on social networks, causing many businesses to lose trillions of dong in capitalization value.

After a fanpage post falsely claimed severe flooding in Hanoi, authorities moved to punish the admin responsible for approving the unverified content.

Noting that people’s awareness is the most powerful weapon to fight online scams, the Authority of Information Security (AIS) said everyone needs to disseminate anti-scam knowledge to help protect the public.

Cybersecurity experts said that no attack linked to the ‘Apple ID verification’ has been reported and recommend users to fact-check before sharing information.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information reported that in 2023, it had repeatedly worked with foreign service providers like Meta (Facebook), Google, Apple and TikTok to prevent toxic information and fake news from spreading.

Hundreds of entries and hundreds of millions of views on social platforms have been reported, which indicates support brought by the ‘Tin’ (News) campaign to the community.

Over the last week, fake news appeared on social networks, causing disorder among communities and affecting businesses.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) also recommends that investors should beware of fake news when investing in stocks.

A communications campaign called "Chien dich Tin" was launched in Hanoi on October 11 to raise public awareness of fighting fake news, and improve cyberculture in Vietnam.

Thailand will join hands with Vietnam to combat fake news, Thai Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office Puangpet Chunlaiad has said.

The police reported that the number of traditional crime cases have been on the decrease, but cyberspace crime has increased sharply, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic.

To avoid harmful advertising, companies should create a list of "toxic" content on the network (called a "blacklist").

Many people spend hours a day surfing on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok at tea shops, cafes and other public areas, listening, reading and watching news and videos about important issues that have false information which misleads the public.

Malicious information and toxic content have been appearing online at a higher frequency and in a more sophisticated manner.

Claims which surfaced on social media on Wednesday night about two female students being sexually assaulted on a military school campus are false, according to the military school and university officials.

With cooperation from the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has requested cross-border platforms to block exaggerated and untrue ads.

The handbook released by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) serves as an important tool to help the community of users to recognize false news, thereby joining forces to eliminate fake news and false news on cyberspace.

The popular use of social networks nowadays offers a great way for news to spread widely and quickly.

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has joined agencies to handle violations on cyberspace, including fake news and social networks behaving as if they are newspapers or magazines.