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China played leading role in spreading Covid-19 conspiracies: Investigation
Sun Online Desk
17th February, 2021 09:03:31
According to a new investigation, China took the lead in spreading foreign disinformation about Covid-19’s origins.
Among other powerful countries in the world, it was Beijing which used its stature and propaganda machines in churning out conspiracies about the coronavirus originating from other countries, a nine-month investigation by Associated Press said.
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, the investigation conducted in collaboration with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab found. ....

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