China wrote off inconvenient truths about coronavirus as fake news. Now it is struggling with disinformation

The word "rumor" has taken on a different meaning in China since the death of Li Wenliang, the doctor who was punished for trying to warn others about the spread of coronavirus.

source https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/01/asia/china-coronavirus-truth-rumors-intl-hnk/index.html