US Government Ramps Up Efforts to Counter Disinformation on CCP Virus

US Government Ramps Up Efforts to Counter Disinformation on CCP Virus
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the State Department in Washington on March 25, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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Federal agencies are ramping up efforts to counter an aggressive disinformation push by the Chinese communist regime surrounding the global pandemic by setting up new websites that separate fact from fiction.

A website titled “Coronavirus Rumor Control“ was recently launched by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security ”to help the public distinguish between rumors and facts.”
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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