The US presidential election is coming soon. Earlier, a 64-page "intelligence" document about the son of the US Democratic presidential candidate Biden and his business in China was circulated on the Internet, which was widely circulated by many Republicans. To combat the Biden election. National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) reported on the 30th local time that the document may involve fraud. The publisher claimed to be commissioned by Hong Kong’s Apple Daily.
NBC News reported that an investigation report on Hunter's business in China circulated online, which may involve fraud.
US media claimed that Biden was "black material"
was commissioned by Apple Daily to fabricate
. NBC News reported that a 64-page investigation report appeared on American social networks earlier, accusing Biden's son Hunter of shame in China. Biden’s business allows Biden to be "controlled" by the Chinese government. The author of the article claims to be Swiss security analyst Martin Aspen. However, some professionals discovered after investigation that the "author" Aspen turned out to be a dummy generated by AI, and other materials were all stolen and fabricated. The
report continued that one of the Chinese observers, Christopher Balding, who participated in the promotion of the report and even wrote some of the content, said that this report was commissioned by the Apple Daily. The report also quoted an Apple Daily spokesperson saying that they participated in the preparation of the report. In addition, NBC also revealed that Balding has a close relationship with anti-China forces such as Bannon.
Li Zhiying admitted that his assistant was involved in
but claimed that he had no knowledge of
. Subsequently, the Hong Kong and Taiwan "Apple Daily" issued a statement denying that they had commissioned anyone to write any documents. However, “Apple Daily” later admitted in its own report that Mark Simon, the personal assistant of Next Media’s founder Li Zhiying, had contacted Barding and entrusted the other party to conduct a background check on related persons. The company withdrew 10,000 US dollars to pay for investigation expenses.
Li Zhiying posted several posts on social networking sites on the 30th, admitting that although his assistant Mark Simon was not commissioned, he did participate in the incident. He also pointed out that Mark Simon used the funds of Li Zhiying's private company for research. The amount was only 10,000 US dollars (about 78,000 Hong Kong dollars), so his approval was not required.
Li Zhiying (right)'s personal assistant Mark Simon (left). The data map
Li Zhiying also said that he himself "had no knowledge and was deeply shocked." Next Media’s board of directors also issued a statement to "cut off" with Mark Simon, stating that he is not currently an employee of the group, nor can he represent the group, and any opinions, actions and remarks do not represent the group. Mark Simon apologized and resigned late last night.
However, people from all walks of life did not buy into Li Zhiying's "operation", thinking that he was nothing more than a hope to "abandon the car to protect the handsome" in order to remove the crimes that might be committed behind the documents. Li Zhiying and Next Media behind him abused the fourth right to make fake news in order to manipulate the US election. This has become an international scandal and cannot escape the responsibility of "the scum of the press."
, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council who is a barrister, Leung Mei Fen, said that although Li Zhiying claimed that Mark Simon could use funds without his permission, the top person in charge of the affairs carried out in the name of the company in law With joint and several liability, it is difficult for Li Zhiying to "get away" completely.
Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Jiang Liyun also pointed out that if the document is "true or false report", the consequences are very serious, and the person who is discredited can take legal action, which will definitely cause a certain degree of harm to the candidate. Jiang also said that the Apple Daily had been suspected of fraud on several occasions, and the reports on the incident were even more exaggerated, describing his behavior as "unethical."
(Original title: Li Zhiying recognized that it was him who fabricated Biden's "black material"...)
Source: Beijing Daily WeChat public account
Reference material: Hong Kong Dagong Network, Orange News
Process Editor: u007
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