In order to maintain social order and stability, the government actively carries out network
rumor governance activities, but only when the governance object is clear, the accuracy of the attack can
be improved, and then the predictability of law application and individual behavior can be maintained
to achieve the purpose of stabilizing public order. Starting from the definition of rumors, based on
the theory of four elements of crime constitution, this paper holds that rumors should be defined
from three aspects: subjective intention, objective facts and harmful consequences. Adhering to the
principles of authenticity and prudence, a set of more comprehensive criteria for rumor discrimination
is constructed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of Internet rumor governance. On the basis of
distinguishing rumors, deterrence theory is adopted as the basis In order to form a relatively complete
theoretical system for the identification and punishment of rumors, this paper constructs the rumor
punishment matrix.