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Download Police and experts are asking netizens to practice self-discipline when surfing the Internet and join the effort to reduce false online rumors. Beijing police said on Wednesday they have smashed a company that allegedly made and spread fake information on websites for profits, and arrested two men suspected of fabricating online rumors and harming others' reputations. Yang Xiuyu, founder of the Erma Co, and his employee Qin Zhihui are suspected of using fake information to attract followers, according to a statement provided by the Beijing Public Security Bureau. Yang and Qin are being held on suspicion of the crimes of provoking trouble and running an illegal business, police said. Qin, 30, better known by his online name, Qin Huohuo, had alleged on Sina Weibo, China's largest micro-blog site, that the Chinese government had paid 200 million yuan ($32.7 million) in compensation to a foreign passenger after two trains collided in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on July 23, 2011. The micro blog was forwarded about 12,000 times within two hours, creating public anger at the government, police said. The two also allegedly posted online that Lei Feng, a soldier idolized across China half a century ago for his selfless and modest actions, lived a life of luxury. Qin opened 12 micro-blog accounts to spread fake information since 2011, police said. Another two employees in the company have also been arrested, police added. | 
