I am of the belief that there may be posters on this site who are Chinese assets, although they also may just be stupid.
I believe that China wages a committed information campaign to maximize the benefit of the virus they released on the world for themselves. Disinformation can be both downplaying the virus or exaggerating its effects, depending on the goal desired.
1) China still wants absolute world dominance in manufacturing and trade.
2) China sees idiot Democrats in America as useful to that end and is “participating” in this election with the virus and on other fronts.
3) The Italians weren’t “faking it”. The virus is real. It can, and will, kill many people, and China doesn’t care.
4) Trump would be a one-term President had he attempted to place his “economy” ahead of the American People. It wouldn’t have worked, anyway, and he would be packing, now.
5) The only antidote for disinformation is information. This site appears fully opposed to all rational discussion of this virus. This goes back to the original point.
I don’t think it’s fully opposed, but there is a die hard cadre of Covid fearmongers. Some are germphobes, many are sheep. Some might have darker motivations.