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Facebook discovers fake Chinese experts targeting English-speaking audiences in the US and UK

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[Technology] Facebook discovers fake Chinese experts targeting English-speaking audiences in the US and UK Washington, December 12: Meta, which owns Facebook, has deactivated more than 500 accounts associated with the China-based Internet false alarm network. According to media reports, the account backed the claim of a fictitious Swiss scientist named “Wilson Edwards,” who claimed that the United States was interfering with the investigation into the origin of Covid-19. The official Chinese media channel has highlighted Edwards’ remarks. However, the Swiss embassy said the individual was very unlikely to exist, the Singapore Post reported. According to Meta’s analysis, social media efforts…

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