Misleading health claims are becoming increasingly widespread online, making it difficult for users to distinguish fact from fiction.

Vietnam will impose fines of up to VND 50 million ($1,960) on individuals who share false information on social media beginning July 1 under a new government decree aimed at tightening oversight of online content.

HCMC police have confirmed that viral claims about a fake HIV prevention drug ring were based on fabricated social media posts created for online engagement.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed establishing a national center for combating fake and false information, aiming to improve the effectiveness of efforts to detect, verify and handle a problem that has become increasingly complex.

Vietnam’s Central Inspection Commission has issued a warning about the growing number of fake social media accounts impersonating the agency.

A woman has been fined by authorities in Lam Dong Province after using artificial intelligence to produce 415 fabricated videos featuring sensational and fictional crime stories on YouTube.

Authorities are considering stricter sanctions, with fines and digital account confiscation for those spreading false information online.

Authorities have fined a Hanoi resident after he admitted sharing false claims about gasoline price hikes on social media to drive traffic to his electric vehicle sales.

The Department of Traffic Police, under the Ministry of Public Security, has officially denied the circulating rumor that citizens may be fined 5 million VND ($200) for filming traffic police officers while they are on duty.

According to Vietnam’s traffic police, recent social media posts suggesting that penalties for drink-driving violations will be significantly increased in 2026 are completely false.

The State Bank of Vietnam has officially refuted misleading information circulating on social media regarding the status of banknotes valued from 1,000 to 5,000 VND (approximately 0.04 to 0.20 USD).

Hanoi authorities have issued a public warning about the spread of misinformation and distorted narratives targeting the city’s ongoing transportation infrastructure projects - particularly the construction of seven new bridges across the Red River.

A YouTube user was fined for publishing a fabricated crime video using AI, spreading public panic in Hanoi's Chuong My district.

Lang Son police have taken disciplinary action against two individuals for posting false and fabricated information online regarding a murder case in Huu Lung Commune, linked to Doan Van Sang.

The Lam Dong provincial Department of Public Security announced on November 24 that it has summoned six individuals for spreading false information about the recent natural disasters that caused public concern.

The Ministry of Public Security on November 23 issued a warning about the spread of false information, particularly AI-generated fake news, related to the flooding in the central region.

Authorities debunk social media rumors of acid-related fatalities in central Vietnam floods.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs has firmly denied rumors that the country plans to reduce the number of provinces from 34 to 16.

Rumors circulating on social media about reducing Vietnam’s 34 provinces to 16 are baseless, a top official from the Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed.