Meta says misinformation spread by fictional scientist called Wilson Edwards focused on US blaming pandemic on ChinaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our
Coronavirus coverageFacebook’s owner has taken down a Chinese misinformation network that attempted to spread claims about coronavirus using a fake Swiss biologist.
Meta, the parent organisation of
Facebook and
Instagram, said it had taken down more than 600 accounts linked to the network, which it said included a “coordinated cluster” of Chinese state employees.