With the level of control the Party has over its people, there's no doubt Chinese citizens are falling prey to conspiracy theories promoting the lie that the U.S. is covering up their essential role in the pandemic.

Here are five examples of that:

1. Chinese official Lijian Zhao condemns U.S. officials 

Lijian, Zhao, Foreign Ministry Spokesman & Deputy Director General of China's Information Department, has criticized U.S. officials for making, what he says, are false accusations about the genesis of the virus.