BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in central China have detained a man who spread "panic" with a graphic rumour about the arrival of bird flu in his home province, state media reported on Wednesday.
Wild rumours abound on Chinese social media sites, driven in part by a broad belief that the government always seeks to cover up bad news and that state media are untrustworthy.
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