Since March 10, a rumor that "a top celebrity lost 1 billion in Macau" has been circulating on internet platforms, sparking heated discussions and various speculations among netizens.
The related topic frequently topped the trending searches on social media, with celebrities Jay Chou and Huang Xiaoming issuing denials.
On the morning of March 14, the Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of China issued a situation report:
The cybersecurity department of the public security identified that Xu Mouqiang (male, 36 years old), in order to gain traffic and seek illegal benefits, used the AI intelligence generation feature in the app "Some Book" to create a headline "Top celebrity exposed for gambling away a billion worth overseas, sparking a public opinion tsunami" on March 10, 2025, at 10 AM. He then published it on internet platforms, causing the rumor to spread rapidly and provoke extensive public discussion. This led to related rumors and topics frequently appearing on trending searches, severely disrupting public order.
According to relevant laws and regulations, the public security authorities imposed an administrative detention of 8 days on Xu Mouqiang as a penalty.
