WenHao
@wenhao.bsky.social
Freelance journalist
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The China media circle here is way too 卷 like what do you mean I’m competing with graduates of Yale and Princeton for some entry level job come on shouldn’t you guys be working at JP Morgan or something
February 19, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The China media circle here is way too 卷 like what do you mean I’m competing with graduates of Yale and Princeton for some entry level job come on shouldn’t you guys be working at JP Morgan or something
Insane. Rich Chinese man from Xinjiang had over 20 kids in California through surrogacy, kept them in his mansion, abused them, lost almost all of them to forester families, and is still allowed to have more babies.
More than a dozen children—most of whom were born to surrogate mothers—were found in an L.A. mansion. Ava Kofman reports on the mysterious couple behind this story. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/VOPv86
The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion
A wealthy couple obtained dozens of children through surrogates. Did they want a family, or something else?
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February 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Insane. Rich Chinese man from Xinjiang had over 20 kids in California through surrogacy, kept them in his mansion, abused them, lost almost all of them to forester families, and is still allowed to have more babies.
Okay what's really going on with this Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year thing like is this just the latest manufactured controversy or do some Chinese people have like legit concerns that their culture is being erased..?
February 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Okay what's really going on with this Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year thing like is this just the latest manufactured controversy or do some Chinese people have like legit concerns that their culture is being erased..?
Video game is actually the only logical medium for this one of the most overrated franchises. First movie was fantastic but then they just copied and pasted it three more times with increasingly comical fights. Might as well just call it Captain Underworld and have him join the avengers.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Video game is actually the only logical medium for this one of the most overrated franchises. First movie was fantastic but then they just copied and pasted it three more times with increasingly comical fights. Might as well just call it Captain Underworld and have him join the avengers.
I'd like to know the backstory of the invention of doubles luge
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I'd like to know the backstory of the invention of doubles luge
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A simple technical test reveals that Alibaba's Qwen3 AI models have been broadly aligned to give positive messages about China in English.
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Tokens of AI Bias - China Media Project
A simple technical test reveals that the Alibaba AI model Qwen has been broadly aligned to give positive messages about China in English.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
A simple technical test reveals that Alibaba's Qwen3 AI models have been broadly aligned to give positive messages about China in English.
chinamediaproject.org/2026/02/09/t...
chinamediaproject.org/2026/02/09/t...
You met Eileen Gu at a very Chinese time in her life (every fours years)
February 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
You met Eileen Gu at a very Chinese time in her life (every fours years)
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I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
From X’s head of product. Is this the first time someone from Twitter/X confirms it? I thought it was only a theory in the past
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 AM
From X’s head of product. Is this the first time someone from Twitter/X confirms it? I thought it was only a theory in the past
Finally decided to listen to Lao A's content (the guy who coined the term "kill line") and it's insane how many false claims he made just a couple of minutes in: 21% of Americans are illiterate; 93-day average medical appointment wait time; companies would fire you if you get sick. Phenomenal stuff.
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Finally decided to listen to Lao A's content (the guy who coined the term "kill line") and it's insane how many false claims he made just a couple of minutes in: 21% of Americans are illiterate; 93-day average medical appointment wait time; companies would fire you if you get sick. Phenomenal stuff.
The image and headline they chose for that Newsweek article on DSA and China were definitely clickbait but it was an interesting read. One thing that really stood out to me about last year's (and the ongoing) China craze in the US is how much it resembles the narratives that Beijing has been pushing
January 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The image and headline they chose for that Newsweek article on DSA and China were definitely clickbait but it was an interesting read. One thing that really stood out to me about last year's (and the ongoing) China craze in the US is how much it resembles the narratives that Beijing has been pushing
So the CIA just released a video in Chinese giving instructions on how to safely contact them from inside China…
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
So the CIA just released a video in Chinese giving instructions on how to safely contact them from inside China…
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THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
Interesting how opposing factions of the Chinese internet have found positive angles in the Venezuela news: For critics of Beijing, the US taking out foreign dictators is always welcome news; while pro-gov't nationalists say this sets a precedent for China to invade Taiwan in a similar manner.
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Interesting how opposing factions of the Chinese internet have found positive angles in the Venezuela news: For critics of Beijing, the US taking out foreign dictators is always welcome news; while pro-gov't nationalists say this sets a precedent for China to invade Taiwan in a similar manner.
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How does a viral social media post snowball into a global fake news story? @wenhao.bsky.social retraces the path, one misleading report at a time, in this piece about China's alleged law to curb online misinformation.
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
How does a viral social media post snowball into a global fake news story? @wenhao.bsky.social retraces the path, one misleading report at a time, in this piece about China's alleged law to curb online misinformation.
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"In total, of the four sources MoneyWise listed to prove the existence of a new Chinese influencer law, none were primary sources . . . they were all news articles based on other news articles based on other news articles. Eventually, Yahoo Finance reposted the MoneyWise piece"
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
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Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"In total, of the four sources MoneyWise listed to prove the existence of a new Chinese influencer law, none were primary sources . . . they were all news articles based on other news articles based on other news articles. Eventually, Yahoo Finance reposted the MoneyWise piece"
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This is so so fascinating, and just a sign of how hard it is to source stuff right now
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is so so fascinating, and just a sign of how hard it is to source stuff right now
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funny how a story about a law combating misinformation was itself completely made up and... misinformation
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
funny how a story about a law combating misinformation was itself completely made up and... misinformation
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Remember that flashy new Chinese law about fining influencers 100k RMB for spreading bad information? It doesn't exist, it was made up by a Facebook page called Enséñame de Ciencia and @wenhao.bsky.social has a great breakdown of why you *think* it does
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Remember that flashy new Chinese law about fining influencers 100k RMB for spreading bad information? It doesn't exist, it was made up by a Facebook page called Enséñame de Ciencia and @wenhao.bsky.social has a great breakdown of why you *think* it does
Reposted by WenHao
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
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Posted this when VOA's fate was in limbo. Now that my time with the agency has been officially over and having spent a few months handling personal matters, I'm back to job hunting and open to any full time, part time and freelance opportunities that are either US based or remote. Send me a message!
Now is a good time to say that I’m open to new work opportunities. I’m a China-focused reporter based in DC covering disinformation, internet surveillance and how AI is impacting these areas. Feel free to reach out to me. Thank you.
August 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Posted this when VOA's fate was in limbo. Now that my time with the agency has been officially over and having spent a few months handling personal matters, I'm back to job hunting and open to any full time, part time and freelance opportunities that are either US based or remote. Send me a message!
Posted this when VOA's fate was in limbo. Now that my time with the agency has been officially over and having spent a few months handling personal matters, I'm back to job hunting and open to any full time, part time and freelance opportunities that are either US based or remote. Send me a message!
Now is a good time to say that I’m open to new work opportunities. I’m a China-focused reporter based in DC covering disinformation, internet surveillance and how AI is impacting these areas. Feel free to reach out to me. Thank you.
August 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Posted this when VOA's fate was in limbo. Now that my time with the agency has been officially over and having spent a few months handling personal matters, I'm back to job hunting and open to any full time, part time and freelance opportunities that are either US based or remote. Send me a message!
