Most fake postings relate to health, food

The majority of fake stories shared on the Chinese internet involve food safety or give health advice, an online information verification team set up by tech giant Tencent said on Wednesday.

Fact Check, a platform that analyzes online rumors, released a list of the top 10 online rumors that duped Chinese netizens since April last year. Eight related to people's health - especially the safety of food and medicine.

In February, for example, a video that included claims that seaweed containing plastic was being sold in China made the rounds on the internet.