Vietnam’s Vingroup announced on 9 September 2025 that it has filed a civil lawsuit and notified authorities and embassies against 68 organisations and individuals accused of spreading false information online about the group, according to a statement on its website → view source.
Key details:
- Targets of lawsuit: Vingroup said the defendants are owners of social media accounts on TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and other platforms.
- False claims: According to Vingroup, posts alleged the group faced bankruptcy with debt of VND 800,000 trillion (US$30.77 trillion). The company responded that “the total debt is only about VND 283,000 billion, the debt-to-equity ratio is only about 1.8 times”.
- Product misinformation: Vingroup claimed some accounts labelled VinFast vehicles as Chinese goods “disguised” as Vietnamese. The group said VinFast has achieved a localisation rate of 60 percent, with plans to increase to 80 percent.
- Leadership fabrications: The company said false posts targeted chairman Pham Nhat Vuong and suggested mass staff resignations.
- Legal issues distortion: Vingroup alleged fabricated narratives linked the group to state policy manipulation.
Vingroup said it has gathered evidence, initiated civil lawsuits, and is working with domestic and international lawyers to pursue cases abroad.
Notices have also been sent to embassies in Vietnam and to foreign embassies where account holders reside.
This is the latest in a series of moves by the organisation to stifle public discussion about its operations.
In 2021, it referred a YouTuber to the police for comments highlighting problems with a VinFast vehicle, with a similar incident reported last year.