Man in Vietnam prosecuted for sharing AI-generated fake video
A man in Nghệ An, Vietnam shared an AI-generated video falsely claiming a facility was using human bones to make medicine, causing public panic. Police summoned him on 10 August 2025, and he admitted to sharing the fabricated content, which he said he did not recognize as fake. He removed the post and published a correction.
What happened
On 10 August 2025, police in Tân An district, Nghệ An province detected that a social media account named 'Phạm Bình' had posted a video created using AI technology. The video contained false claims of 'discovering a facility using human bones to make a longevity medicine' in a northern province.
Police identified the account owner as P.V.B. (born 1970, resident of Tân An) and summoned him for questioning. P.V.B. admitted to the action, stating he lacked knowledge and did not recognize the video as fabricated content containing false information. He subsequently deleted the post, published a correction, and committed to not reoffending.
Reported impact
The false video content caused public alarm and panic among the population.
Governance controls
Police were in the process of building the case file for legal processing according to regulations.
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