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Kerry Allen

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“In December, Zhao Lijian was widely criticised for sharing a fake image of an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child, for which China refused to apologise.”	The disinformation tactics used by China	The fake image was, in fact, a political artwork, akin to a political cartoon. The subject matter was not fake, as an Australian investigation into the soldiers found.
“To the unsuspecting reader, they might appear as patriotic citizens acting independently, but frequently they are taking directions from Chinese authorities.”	The disinformation tactics used by China	Claim made with no evidence whatsoever.
A BBC investigation in May 2020 found hundreds of fake or hijacked social media accounts promoting pro-China messages on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Some 1,200 accounts targeted people critical of how Beijing was handling the pandemic.	The disinformation tactics used by China	Her own words “There was no definitive evidence tying these accounts to the Chinese government, but it did display similar characteristics to the state-backed network removed by Facebook and Twitter in 2019.” That is, the BBC investigation is pure conjecture.
“China zoo 'tries to pass dog off as wolf'”	China zoo 'tries to pass dog off as wolf'	In her words, “An employee confirmed this to local media, and said that the dog, which had been raised as a watchdog by the park, was only being kept there temporarily.” Of course, don't make the actual reason a feature.