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Hong Kong man arrested, suspected of spreading fake news on coronavirus



A security guard in Hong Kong has been held on suspicion of spreading false information on the deadly coronavirus, the first arrest in the city over the dissemination of fake news on the outbreak.The 37-year-old, arrested on Monday, was accused of posting online messages saying people near his workplace in Austin were off sick, having been infected.In another first, police were forced to rely on an alternative law to make the arrest, after the city’s top court struck down the use of their go-to…



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