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much of the misinformation had spread from a tweet that misrepresented the CBC reports and that the words, "coronavirus" and "spy" were not written in any of the CBC reports. In response to the allegations, both RCMP and the health agency have stated repeatedly that there was "no threat to public safety" and
Caroline Duval, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, clarified to Factcheck.org that "there is no connection between the outbreak in China and any RCMP investigation".
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Qiu has not been seen publicly or responded to questions from the media. According to FactCheck.org, viral misinformation has been published in western social media falsely claiming that Qiu was "removed" from the
Canadian lab due to having sent pathogens to the Wuhan facility. The BBC explained that
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demanded PHAC to provide answers around the shipment of viruses and why the two scientists were fired. The PHAC director refused, citing privacy legislation. Security officials have said it is a matter of national security. Subsequently, PHAC turned over documents to
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