Falling for China’s Fake Covid-19 News Was Dangerous and Preventable

Expand Chinese paramilitary police wear face masks in Beijing, May 1, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo As Covid-19 continues to cut a grim path across the globe, debates continue to rage about who is to blame. In one of his many moves to shift accountability for his own inept response to the crisis, US president Donald Trump said he would place a hold on funding for the World Health Organization, alleging that the agency “willingly took China’s assurances to face value” and “pushed China’s misinformation.” But the truth is that everyone—the US government, the WHO, journalists, public health officials,…

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