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Trump on coronavirus misinformation from China: “Every country does it” | Axios

President Trump brushed aside allegations that China — as well as Russia and Iran — are spreading misinformation about the origin of the coronavirus during a 64-minute call with “Fox & Friends” on Monday, telling the hosts that “every country does it.”

Why it matters: Multiple verified Chinese government Twitter accounts have promoted different conspiracy theories, and Chinese foreign ministry deputy spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested that the virus come from a U.S. military lab, Axios’ Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian reports.

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Source: Trump on coronavirus misinformation from China: “Every country does it” | Axios