The influencer invents death in online joke

The police have accused a popular influencer with 1.5 million followers to make their own suicide and blackmail history and trigger a nationwide rumor before the authorities confirmed that they were alive. It is now being suspended for disruption to public order.

The announcement was made in an explanation that was published in the early Tuesday by the Jinjiang branch of the Chengdu Public Security Bureau, in which it became known that the officials had confirmed on Sunday and video calls that Sun, the influencer, lived.

On Sunday at 4:23 a.m. a video that was released on the Douyin account “Shi Xiao Nian Oh” was said that 18-year-old blogger Sun Sun celebrated suicide on Saturday at 11 p.m. in Chengdu, province of Sichuan. It is said that their account was handed over to relatives.

In the comment area it was also claimed that Sun's alleged suicide note and chat records showed that someone had tried to blackmail 1,3 million yuan ($ 181,000) and ultimately “to death”.

In order to clear up the public concerns and ensure their security, the officials met personally on Monday and carried out an investigation, the explanation said.

The investigation showed that SUN has made suicide history out of the impulse and deliberately spread the information online. She had also incorrectly identified as one of her relatives to publish misleading messages in the comment area.

The police opened a case against the sun because he suspected of fabricating information in order to disrupt public order, as the explanation shows.