Guizhou's Dongjing News Posts Video Debunking Rumors of Plague in Russia, Comment Section Flooded with Netizen Sarcasm

Date2026.10.08

LocationGuizhou

Fact statusReported

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On October 8, Dongjing News, run by Guizhou Radio and Television, posted a video on Bilibili claiming that online reports of plague cases in Russia were false news, and that in fact an employee of a Russian plague research institute had been diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause. In the comment section, netizens flooded the thread with sarcasm at the official debunking routine.

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2026-10-09 10:54 · 10月8日，贵州广电“动静新闻”辟谣俄罗斯鼠疫传闻，B站评论区网友刷屏讽刺“下一步该处罚8名造谣者了”。

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Triggered Laboratory accident at plague research institute in Russia's Far East

09.25 ·Reported ·Importance IV ·俄罗斯伊尔库茨克

Triggered WHO contacts Russia over death of plague researcher

10.07 ·Reported ·Importance III ·俄罗斯伊尔库兹克

Original event Daria, 28-Year-Old Female Lab Technician at Russia's Irkutsk Plague Research Institute, Dies

10.02 ·Reported ·Importance III ·俄罗斯伊尔库茨克

Original event U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Asks Russia to Release Information on the Plague Incident

10.06 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·冰岛

This event Guizhou's Dongjing News Posts Video Debunking Rumors of Plague in Russia, Comment Section Flooded with Netizen Sarcasm 2026.10.08 · Reported

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Follow-up Governor of Russia's Irkutsk Oblast Announces End of Quarantine

10.08 ·Verified ·Importance II ·俄罗斯伊尔库茨克

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Sayings · 2026-10-09 10:40 On October 8, Guizhou Radio and Television's "Dongjing News" debunked rumors of plague in Russia, and netizens in the Bilibili comment section flooded the thread with sarcasm: "Next step is to punish the 8 rumor-mongers."

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