shockedcanadian
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"Nothing to hide here people. The great leaders of the CCP command you to move along"
www.telegraph.co.uk
Switzerland's embassy in Beijing has called out Chinese state media for inventing a fake Swiss scientist to bolster the government's dispute about the origin of Covid-19.
In recent days, an alleged biologist from Switzerland named Wilson Edwards had been widely quoted as criticising the US for politicising the World Health Organization's investigation into the beginning of the coronavirus.
However, the Swiss embassy has said no registry of any citizen by that name exists, nor any academic articles in the field of biology by a scholar under that name.
Additionally, the Facebook account linked to the alleged Mr Edwards was only opened on July 24, had only one story and three friends, the embassy noted.
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Chinese state media called out for inventing fake Swiss scientist to bolster Covid origin dispute
Biologist Wilson Edwards had allegedly criticised the US for attacking China - but turned out not to exist
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Switzerland's embassy in Beijing has called out Chinese state media for inventing a fake Swiss scientist to bolster the government's dispute about the origin of Covid-19.
In recent days, an alleged biologist from Switzerland named Wilson Edwards had been widely quoted as criticising the US for politicising the World Health Organization's investigation into the beginning of the coronavirus.
However, the Swiss embassy has said no registry of any citizen by that name exists, nor any academic articles in the field of biology by a scholar under that name.
Additionally, the Facebook account linked to the alleged Mr Edwards was only opened on July 24, had only one story and three friends, the embassy noted.
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