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Twitter fact-checks China's Foreign Ministry after flagging Trump's tweets

According to media reports, the warning labels were added to tweets from spokesman Lijian Zhao, one of which read: "It might be the US Army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan"

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In another tweet, the spokesperson linked an article claiming to have evidence that the virus originated in the US. Photo: Shutterstock

IANS San Francisco
Amid the growing tension with US President Donald Trump over fact-checking his tweets, Twitter has now flagged a couple of tweets posted by China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

According to media reports, the warning labels were added to tweets from spokesman Lijian Zhao, one of which read: "It might be the US Army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan."

Twitter added the warning more than two months after the tweets were posted, reports The New York Times.

The warning tags are marked with a bright blue exclamation mark inside a circle, following with the text that reads "Get the facts about