Reported about 1 year ago
On June 15, 2024, a 28-year-old man surnamed Lin in Taichung uploaded a video to a social media platform claiming 'It's not an urban legend that you can find guns everywhere on the ground in Taichung.' Although the video showed toy guns, Lin clarified in a post and took down the video. However, his actions caused social panic, leading to him being prosecuted for violating the Social Order Maintenance Act. The police discovered that Lin found a gun-like toy in Fengdong Park in Taichung and impulsively uploaded the video, sparking public concern. Despite Lin's clarification and removal of the video, its dissemination caused public panic, disrupting social order, prompting the police investigation and tracking the source of the toy gun.
Source: YAHOO