The Chinese government is flooding the internet with 448 million fake social media comments a year

Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon The internet is full of bullies and blowhards spouting political opinions. And some of those loudmouths are even getting paid by their government for doing so. The Chinese government floods the internet with about 448 million fake social media comments every year, according to a new study by Harvard University researcher Gary King and his team. Using leaked emails from a Chinese Internet Propaganda Office, the researchers found more than 43,000 members of China's "50 C...