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US$1,000 per piece of fake news? That makes the report incredible. Imagine a 1,000 word article: US$1 per word. No one is so stupid, and Americans are not that stupid. If the paper claimed “US$100 a piece”, it would be less incredible.

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The Herald is owned by the Zimbabwe govt which is asking China to cancel US$40 billion in debt.

It is the mouthpiece of the pro China Zimbabwe govt.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Herald_(Zimbabwe)

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https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/zimbabwe-under-complete-chinese-control-is-anyone-noticing/articleshow/85552439.cms

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https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/09/zim-sinking-in-chinese-debt-ed/

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