China Most Active in Spreading Disinformation on COVID-19 Origin: Report

China Most Active in Spreading Disinformation on COVID-19 Origin: Report
A woman wearing a mask walks in a subway station in Beijing on March 28, 2020. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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China was the most active country in propagating disinformation on the origin of the COVID-19, according to a newly-released report by the Associated Press (AP) and the Digital Forensic Research Lab of Washington-based think tank Atlantic Council.

The report was the results of a nine-month joint research project, after analyzing millions of social media posts and articles that were published in the first six months of the COVID-19 outbreak. It examined the false narratives that took hold in four countries: China, Iran, Russia, and the United States.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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