On September 11, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) publicly announced administrative penalty decisions, imposing fines and market entry bans on Chen Guanghua, Zong Jianshu, Ma Xingrui, and Lu Runkai for fabricating and disseminating false information about tax rate adjustments. The individuals involved disrupted the securities market through this act, but none had illegal gains.
On September 10, 2026, Tibet Cyber Police announced multiple cases of penalties for online comments regarding the Gyirong mudslide disaster. The netizens involved were given administrative penalties by police in Tibet, Heilongjiang, Anhui, and Guangdong, for fabricating that the mudslide was man-made or induced by an earthquake, maliciously comparing it to rescue efforts in other countries to distort the effectiveness of China's disaster relief, fabricating that all public officials had died in the line of duty, and spreading false rumors.
On July 13, the Cyberspace Administration Bureau of China's Ministry of Public Security announced 25 typical cases of illegal and criminal activities involving online rumors related to floods and disasters. Among them, 4 people were criminally detained, and 23 people received administrative penalties.
On July 8, a man was administratively punished by Qinzhou police for spreading disaster information about the "Liulan Reservoir collapse." The reason was that he misreported the reservoir's location as Qinzhou instead of Hengzhou.