March 26, 2020 Sen. Joni Ernst: Iowa and State Dept. 'working desperately' to bring stranded Americans home Both Iowa and the U.S. State Department are working desperately to help Americans stuck abroad amid coronavirus-related border closures come home, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said Thursday.
March 25, 2020 China hijacks New Mexico mom's tweets for coronavirus propaganda campaign: report A young mom from New Mexico has found herself at the center of China’s propaganda campaign after a notorious Chinese diplomat retweeted her messages in an attempt to further sow misinformation about the coronavirus, according to a report.
March 24, 2020 State Department responds after Chinese ambassador says it's 'crazy' to blame coronavirus on US military The State Department backed up China’s Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai for calling the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s coronavirus conspiracy that the U.S. Army was responsible for the virus’ outbreak in Wuhan a “crazy thing.”
March 24, 2020 State Department has repatriated more than 9,000 Americans amid coronavirus crisis Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the State Department has brought home more than 9,000 Americans stranded in 28 countries around the globe, the department said Tuesday.
March 24, 2020 China's coronavirus blame game now shifts to Italy In another effort to skirt blame for the global coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese government has now pointed the finger at Italy as part of its ongoing propaganda campaign meant to sow disinformation about the outbreak.
March 23, 2020 Pompeo and Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei trade jabs over COVID-19, rumors and aid Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out Monday at Iran, accusing the country of spreading dangerous rumors about COVID-19, including a conspiracy theory manufactured in China that the novel coronavirus behind the global pandemic was man-made by the United States.
March 23, 2020 China uses American media to push coronavirus propaganda as war of words continues Another day, another dig. This time it's from a prominent Chinese official who is using articles written by the American media to fuel Beijing's propaganda machine as the tit-for-tat between the two superpowers escalated Monday over COVID-19's origin and which country's lack of action is responsible for turning the novel coronavirus into a global pandemic.
March 21, 2020 China demands Chinese workers leave U.S. news outlets as online taunts continue Beijing on Friday ordered at least seven Chinese nationals to walk away from their jobs at news outlets in the United States, escalating the public spat between the two superpowers over press access.
March 20, 2020 Pompeo accuses China, Russia and Iran of spreading coronavirus disinformation The comments came as tensions between the U.S. and China over the nations' respective handling of the coronavirus threat are escalating into an all-out PR war.
March 20, 2020 Minnesota man recovering from coronavirus: 'I didn't even think it was anything' Minnesota native John O'Neill said Friday that he originally didn't really think anything of his fever and body aches.