{"id":57671,"date":"2026-03-19T22:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/no-evidence-u-k-police-investigated-man-over-x-username-chingchongchinaman-or-something-like-it\/19\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:54:52","slug":"no-evidence-u-k-police-investigated-man-over-x-username-chingchongchinaman-or-something-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/no-evidence-u-k-police-investigated-man-over-x-username-chingchongchinaman-or-something-like-it\/19\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NO Evidence U.K. Police Investigated Man Over X Username &#8216;ChingChongChinaman&#8217; Or Something Like It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Did U.K. police investigate a man over his X username &#8220;ChingChongChinaman&#8221; or something similar? No, that&#8217;s not true: There is no evidence that police in the United Kingdom spoke to a man following a complaint about an &#8220;offensive&#8221; username. Screenshots of a purported firsthand encounter with law enforcement were traced to a Reddit account that has since been banned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claim appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@aifortuneclub\/post\/DV82ZlCFiMp?xmt=AQF0KH0Wt2EfhRgH-ynCjU4hxs3IGB3qoH-jK3lwJ3VssYwptoNKx5XYD6hcIt7t3cQhkSVr&amp;slof=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a post<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260319164158\/https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@aifortuneclub\/post\/DV82ZlCFiMp?xmt=AQF0KH0Wt2EfhRgH-ynCjU4hxs3IGB3qoH-jK3lwJ3VssYwptoNKx5XYD6hcIt7t3cQhkSVr&amp;slof=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) on Threads on March 16, 2026. It read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The UK continues their crackdown on Elon Musk&#8217;s X, this time they arrived at a man&#8217;s house to arrest him for his &#8216;offensive&#8217; username after receiving a complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The UK police promptly dropped the case once they realized the man himself was Chinese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is what the post looked like on Threads at the time of writing:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Image source: post by @aifortuneclub on Threads.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These are the other two screenshots in the post:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"POWERPNT_jIsGgBc8dd.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"568\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SRb3Ti2H1O5e8D7NpsCyqg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU2ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/73fe1114412e6de063e0889b420ca728\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Image source: post by @aifortuneclub on Threads.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/rareddit.com\/r\/LegalAdviceUK\/comments\/1rt235g\/police_called_at_my_house_to_speak_to_me_over_my\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;original post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">original post<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260319210138\/https:\/\/rareddit.com\/r\/LegalAdviceUK\/comments\/1rt235g\/police_called_at_my_house_to_speak_to_me_over_my\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) appears to have been saved on Rar Eddit, an archiving tool often used to view Reddit posts and comments that have been deleted or removed. It matches the second screenshot in the Threads post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The third screenshot from the post says:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">My username is something like &#8216;ChingChongChinaman.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Subject-Mistake-5315<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lead Stories <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=subject-mistake-5315&amp;sca_esv=b2010e30be87c2d7&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n4BXvmOF24Qrhr9hvcwMguTW-zPSA%3A1773940041769&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=SS28aeqILZG3qtsPl9_wmQI&amp;iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAabw7WcDEgtX2Q5YsrthBWCw6n6ayUH9F&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiq0anQuayTAxWRm2oFHZcvPCMQ4dUDCDM&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=subject-mistake-5315&amp;gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhRzdWJqZWN0LW1pc3Rha2UtNTMxNTIFEAAY7wUyBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBTIFEAAY7wUyBRAAGO8FSLoNUNIIWNIIcAF4AJABAJgBdaABdaoBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAZgCAqACigGoAgrCAgoQABgDGOoCGI8BmAMR8QVfCGBnFR1CDpIHAzEuMaAHzAKyBwMwLjG4B3nCBwcwLjEuMC4xyAcRgAgA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:searched;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;searched&quot;}\" class=\"link \">searched<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260319172957\/https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=subject-mistake-5315&amp;sca_esv=b2010e30be87c2d7&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n4BXvmOF24Qrhr9hvcwMguTW-zPSA%3A1773940041769&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=SS28aeqILZG3qtsPl9_wmQI&amp;iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAabw7WcDEgtX2Q5YsrthBWCw6n6ayUH9F&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiq0anQuayTAxWRm2oFHZcvPCMQ4dUDCDM&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=subject-mistake-5315&amp;gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhRzdWJqZWN0LW1pc3Rha2UtNTMxNTIFEAAY7wUyBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBTIFEAAY7wUyBRAAGO8FSLoNUNIIWNIIcAF4AJABAJgBdaABdaoBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAZgCAqACigGoAgrCAgoQABgDGOoCGI8BmAMR8QVfCGBnFR1CDpIHAzEuMaAHzAKyBwMwLjG4B3nCBwcwLjEuMC4xyAcRgAgA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) for account Subject-Mistake-5315, which is cited in the post. Lead Stories found it <span>on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Subject-Mistake-5315\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reddit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reddit&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reddit<\/a><\/span> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260319172100\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Subject-Mistake-5315\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>). It&#8217;s been shut down:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"chrome_RhHBWlPHE2 Cropped Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"574\" height=\"323\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_c3.10jmR92Mz7c.Gv0kZw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/d69058b0cdf910cfd1465456fb499993\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Image source: post by Subject-Mistake-5315 on Reddit.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Lead Stories searched <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/search?q=UK%20police%20investigated%20X%20user%20over%20the%20username%20%22chingchongchinaman%22&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Google News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Google News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Google News<\/a><span> (archived <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260319165223\/https:\/\/news.google.com\/search?q=UK%20police%20investigated%20X%20user%20over%20the%20username%20%22chingchongchinaman%22&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a><span>) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.search.yahoo.com\/search;_ylt=A2RRVAdzF7xpVgIAakLQtDMD;_ylc=X1MDNTM3MjAyNzIEX3IDMgRmcgN5ZnAtdARmcjIDc2ItdG9wBGdwcmlkA3c3d3JmRk45U3QyX29nVllvUWtNVUEEbl9yc2x0AzAEbl9zdWdnAzAEb3JpZ2luA25ld3Muc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAzAEcXN0cmwDNjgEcXVlcnkDVUslMjBwb2xpY2UlMjBpbnZlc3RpZ2F0ZWQlMjBYJTIwdXNlciUyMG92ZXIlMjB0aGUlMjB1c2VybmFtZSUyMCUyMmNoaW5nY2hvbmdjaGluYW1hbiUyMgR0X3N0bXADMTc3MzkzOTM2NA--?p=UK+police+investigated+X+user+over+the+username+%22chingchongchinaman%22&amp;fr=yfp-t&amp;fr2=sb-top\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yahoo! News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Yahoo! News&quot;}\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yahoo! News<\/a><span> (archived <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260319165721\/https:\/\/news.search.yahoo.com\/search;_ylt=A2RRVAdzF7xpVgIAakLQtDMD;_ylc=X1MDNTM3MjAyNzIEX3IDMgRmcgN5ZnAtdARmcjIDc2ItdG9wBGdwcmlkA3c3d3JmRk45U3QyX29nVllvUWtNVUEEbl9yc2x0AzAEbl9zdWdnAzAEb3JpZ2luA25ld3Muc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAzAEcXN0cmwDNjgEcXVlcnkDVUslMjBwb2xpY2UlMjBpbnZlc3RpZ2F0ZWQlMjBYJTIwdXNlciUyMG92ZXIlMjB0aGUlMjB1c2VybmFtZSUyMCUyMmNoaW5nY2hvbmdjaGluYW1hbiUyMgR0X3N0bXADMTc3MzkzOTM2NA--?p=UK+police+investigated+X+user+over+the+username+%22chingchongchinaman%22&amp;fr=yfp-t&amp;fr2=sb-top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a><span>) and did not find any matching reports of a police investigation for March 2026, other than two gamer websites reporting the details of the social media post, with no details from police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lead Stories did reach out to the National Online Hate Crime Hub, a UK police unit designed to handle online hate crime reports, but did not receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/fact-check-no-evidence-u-015201364.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did U.K. police investigate a man over his X username &ldquo;ChingChongChinaman&rdquo; or something similar? No, that&rsquo;s not true: There is no evidence<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/no-evidence-u-k-police-investigated-man-over-x-username-chingchongchinaman-or-something-like-it\/19\/03\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/slb3u4bCFkA1UiKnRb8l6A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/a33e5ee75d85732f2060d541fcd1afc6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}