Meta says misinformation spread by fictional scientist called Wilson Edwards focused on US blaming pandemic on China

Facebook’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.

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Originally posted in the guardian.