Odaily Planet Daily reports that in response to online rumors that Jing Yaping, former director of the Guizhou Provincial Big Data Development and Management Bureau, used government servers to mine 327 Bitcoins, a staff member from the Publicity Department of the Guizhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has dismissed the rumors as false and that Jing Yaping's case does not involve Bitcoin. It is understood that the news was originally generated by a self-media platform using AI and later reprinted by some media outlets. The relevant article has since been deleted. Public information shows that Jing Yaping was investigated in February of this year and expelled from the Party and public office in early August. Officials reported that he engaged in serious violations of discipline and law, including power-for-money transactions and accepting large sums of money, and was suspected of bribery. (China Newsweek)