False2025-09
What is circulating
“National Assembly deputy Duong Khac Mai proposed fines of up to $1,180 for married people who go out drinking after 8pm.”
Claimed by TikTok account · social media
The facts
The TikTok video, uploaded on 1 September 2025, paired edited footage of Mai speaking in the National Assembly with a fabricated caption. Mai, vice head of the Lam Dong delegation, called it slander and a total fabrication and reported it to provincial police and the Ministry of Public Security, which opened an investigation. The clip passed one million views.