DISINFO: China is preparing to resist a US attack of mass destruction
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DISINFO: China is preparing to resist a US attack of mass destruction

SUMMARY

China is preparing to resist an attack of weapons of mass destruction. The biggest pharmaceutical companies are in the US, the secret services which use weapons of mass destruction are also in the US. And who do they consider their main adversaries? China and Russia! In countries neighboring Russia there already are labs developing biological weapons,

RESPONSE

Conspiracy theory. In response to the outbreak of the corona virus the Chinese authorities have placed more than a dozen cities under quarantine. The World Health Organisation is working with Chinese authorities and global experts to learn more about the virus. The virus "2019-nCoV” comes from a family of viruses that include the common cold, and viruses such as SARS and MERS. There is no evidence to suggest it was developed artificially as a weapon of mass destruction. The conspiracy theory also repeats the recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Lugar lab in Tbilisi, Georgia. See more here.

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