BYD official crackdown on counterfeiting: a blogger apologized for spreading rumors that BYD's car caught fire and burned Tesla

CTOnews.com, May 31 (Xinhua)-- A blogger "GPT_TechNinja" recently apologized for a piece of false and false information posted on January 22, 2022, according to an official Weibo post from BYD's news anti-counterfeiting office today.

▲ apology as can be seen from the apology, the blogger posted a false Weibo on Sina Weibo on January 22, 2022, claiming that a BYD car burned and Tesla nearby was burned out without verifying the cause. The blogger later learned that the vehicle involved was not a BYD vehicle.

"as a Weibo microblogger, I apologize to BYD for my irresponsible remarks and solemnly apologize to the netizens and people from all walks of life who have followed the incident," the blogger wrote. At the same time, I also call on friends not to spread rumors and work together to create a civilized, harmonious, healthy and progressive network environment. "

At the end of the original ▲ rumor, the BYD News Anti-counterfeiting Office said: "the network is boundless and there is a boundary between words and deeds. The Internet is not a place outside the law, and the coat of the online account will not become a shield from responsibility for spreading rumors. The Office sincerely calls on the vast number of netizens not to spread rumors, not to spread rumors, and to work together to build a civilized, harmonious and healthy network environment."

CTOnews.com noted that with the increasing attention of new energy vehicles in the past two years, rumors and smear incidents about automobile brands have emerged one after another. In addition to BYD and Tesla, a number of domestic new power automakers have also recently opened official accounts of the Ministry of Justice, including Xiaopeng cars, zero-running cars, Lulai cars and so on.