https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/27/tech/coronavirus-conspiracy-theory/index.html
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Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target
of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.
The
false claims are spreading across YouTube every day, so far racking up
hundreds of thousands of apparent views, and have been embraced by
Chinese Communist Party media. Despite never having tested positive for
the coronavirus or experienced symptoms, Benassi and her husband are now
subjects of discussion on Chinese social media about the outbreak,
including among accounts that are known drivers of large-scale
coordinated activities by their followers.
The
claims have turned their lives upside down. The couple say their home
address has been posted online and that, before they shut down their
accounts, their social media inboxes were overrun with messages from
believers of the conspiracy.
What do the Chinese care? They need to blame someone else, to change history to ensure they can say "It wasn't our fault! We're the biggest victims here!" If that means setting up the internet to destroy an innocent woman, they'll do it.
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