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28-08-2021, 11:50 AM
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1232613.shtml
The source of the alleged "lab leak theory" in fact came from "science enthusiasts" based in the Indian state of West Bengal that used Internet search and translation software to fabricate stories. A rumormonger who goes by the online name "The Seeker" is actually a member of an online conspiracy group named Decentralized Radical Autonomous Search Team Investigating COVID-19 (DRASTIC). Experts have told the Global Times that such groups are often backed by anti-China forces.
Unprofessional activism to fabricate rumors
The Global Times found that DRASTIC is a loose collection of internet activists with a wide range of professional backgrounds. The group has about 30 core members, almost all of whom have anonymous Twitter accounts. Through this social media matrix, DRASTIC members are constantly spreading conspiracy theories and false news about the "Wuhan lab-leak" theory and launching online public opinion attacks against scientists who hold impartial scientific positions......
The source of the alleged "lab leak theory" in fact came from "science enthusiasts" based in the Indian state of West Bengal that used Internet search and translation software to fabricate stories. A rumormonger who goes by the online name "The Seeker" is actually a member of an online conspiracy group named Decentralized Radical Autonomous Search Team Investigating COVID-19 (DRASTIC). Experts have told the Global Times that such groups are often backed by anti-China forces.
Unprofessional activism to fabricate rumors
The Global Times found that DRASTIC is a loose collection of internet activists with a wide range of professional backgrounds. The group has about 30 core members, almost all of whom have anonymous Twitter accounts. Through this social media matrix, DRASTIC members are constantly spreading conspiracy theories and false news about the "Wuhan lab-leak" theory and launching online public opinion attacks against scientists who hold impartial scientific positions......
