China played leading role in spreading Covid-19 conspiracies, investigation finds

China played leading role in spreading Covid-19 conspiracies, investigation finds

COVID-19 conspiracy shows vast reach of Chinese disinformation

Powerful forces, from Beijing and Washington to Moscow and Tehran, have battled to control the narrative about where the virus came from. Leading officials and allied media in all four countries functioned as super-spreaders of disinformation, using their stature to sow doubt and amplify politically expedient conspiracies already in circulation, a nine-month Associated Press investigation of state-sponsored disinformation conducted in collaborat…

Beijing Led Global COVID-19 Disinformation, Atlantic Council Claims Amid Ongoing Wuhan Investigation

Millions of social media posts were scoured across the internet, including, Weibo, Twitter, Facebook, WeChat, Telegram and others, the shock report said, adding China...

COVID conspiracy shows vast reach of Chinese disinformation

The top powers across the planet fought since the first signs of a pandemic to control the narrative of its origins and spread.

COVID Conspiracy Shows Vast Reach of Chinese Disinformation

As the pandemic swept the world, it was China – not Russia – that took the lead in spreading foreign disinformation about COVID-19’s origins.

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role

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