In the recent wake of the global pandemic, an onset of fake news has made its way to thousands of people's Facebook feeds and is shared like wildfire. A so-called news article titled "Coronavirus Bioweapon-How China Stole Coronavirus from Canada and Weaponized It" made its way to social media platforms to spread fake news. In this article, allegations were made against China, saying that "a mysterious shipment was caught smuggling Coronavirus from Canada" and that it was "traced to Chinese agents working at a Canadian lab." These are incredible allegations, especially in an article that will most likely be dubbed as real news and shared amongst conspiracy theorists online. There is no factual evidence supporting what was said because the article's hyperlinks led to other reports from the same "news" website. There was no credible citation or credible sources for their claim, thus making it fake news. Always dig through an article to verify the information in it.
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