"As reported by the Global Times, an English-language Chinese news outlet and part of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party publication People's Daily, two men were detained for fabricating news that two male giant pandas had successfully mated in the wild for the first time. It reports that in a statement released on Sunday (18 January), the Chenghua branch of Chengdu Public Security Bureau said police launched an investigation after receiving public reports of online accounts spreading the false claim."
"According to the authority, the men, who allegedly aimed to attract online attention, fabricated a news screenshot titled: "Chengdu: two male Sichuan giant pandas successfully mate in the wild for the first time." The pair allegedly posted the fake news online, with the statement adding that it caused "widespread false interpretations" disrupted "online order" and produced "negative social impact". Dong and Goa were placed under administrative detention and their online accounts were shut down."
"Despite the fact the male giant pandas in Chenghua, where the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, a world-leading conservation centre, is located, are not engaging in same-sex activity, many animals have been proven to do so. A study, published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, found that 59 nonhuman primate species have been seen to take part in same-sex activities. It is suggested that the same-sex behaviour developed through evolution to help primates reduce conflict and build bonds in comple"
Police in Chenghua launched an investigation on 18 January after public reports that online accounts spread a false claim that two male Sichuan giant pandas had mated in the wild. Two men, Dong, 29, from Huludao, and Gao, 33, from Hangzhou, were identified and found to have deliberately distorted facts by fabricating a news screenshot titled "Chengdu: two male Sichuan giant pandas successfully mate in the wild for the first time." The men allegedly posted the fake news to attract attention; authorities said the posts caused widespread false interpretations, disrupted online order and produced negative social impact. The men were administratively detained and their accounts shut down. Male giant pandas in Chenghua were not engaging in same-sex activity. A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution documented same-sex activity in 59 nonhuman primate species and suggested such behaviour evolved to reduce conflict and build bonds.
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