This fax said that some netizens carried out human flesh search engine, claimed that the body double is a taxi driver, named "Zhang Licuo", and uploaded photos of "Zhang Licuo". Some netizens even guessed that "there might be three Hu Bin". Netizens kept appealing: "We hope that the court or the Public Security Bureau can show some evidence, and don't let us guess any more." The court clarified the following facts to the news media and netizens regarding these rumors:
On July 3, when the Xihu District Court delivered a copy of the indictment to the defendant Hu Bin at the Hangzhou Detention Center, it verified Hu Bin's identity. On the morning of July 15, after the Xihu District Court had completed the necessary procedures for bringing Hu Bin to trial at the Hangzhou Detention Center, Hu Bin was escorted to the court to receive a public trial. More than 60 people attended the trial as observers. During the trial, the presiding judge first checked the defendant Hu Bin's identity, confirming without error that he was indeed Hu Bin himself.