JJ Lin Accused of Starting a COVID-19 Cluster in China

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Shawn Ambrose
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Celebrities are often the subject of rumour, whether it be their personal life or professional life.

Did you know that Elvis Presley is still alive?

Did you hear that Beyonce kidnapped Sia and kept her in a basement?

Apparently, Richard Gere likes to stuff gerbils up his butt.

Believe it or not, these were all real rumours that spread at some point.

Recently, Singapore singer JJ Lin had a very different kind of fake rumour to deal with: starting a COVID-19 cluster in China. 

JJ Lin Accused of Starting a COVID-19 Cluster in China

It all started last Friday when health authorities in the city of Putian in the eastern Fujian province released a COVID-19 update.

According to the report, six people in Xianyou county in the city had tested positive for the disease.

Among them was a man named Lin X. Jie, who was said to have returned to China from Singapore on 4 Aug.

Some netizens, for whom evidence is just a word, noticed a similarity between that name and JJ Lin’s Chinese name –  Lin Junjie – and decided that that was enough to conclude that the two men were one and the same.

A few even did some digging and discovered that the Singapore singer’s ancestral home is in Fujian.

Now, if these netizens were detectives on a case, they would probably be fired before they even tried bringing the matter to court.

Still, even though the evidence was non-existent or circumstantial at best, JJ Lin refuted the rumour.

Social Media Posts Prove He’s in Singapore

The refutation was subtle, however, and those who don’t follow him on a daily basis, such as the internet sleuths who started the rumour, might have missed it.

On a Weibo post last Friday, the singer set his location as Singapore, instantly debunking all the rumours linking him to the COVID-19 cluster in Putian.

The 40-year-old also shared pictures of him and his friends on social media at different spots in Singapore, just to drive the point home.

According to 8 Days, JJ Lin returned to Singapore from Taiwan in July and received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on 30 July after completing his SHN.

Surprise, surprise, a rumour that started on the internet turned out to be, as Donald Trump would say, fake news!

No Laughing Matter

Meanwhile, the cluster in Putian had the China authorities so worried that they sent a special team to the city.

Provincial and intercity shuttle buses operating from Putian have been suspended, and some public facilities have been shuttered.

Last Friday, China reported 25 new COVID-19 cases on the mainland, an increase of seven infections from the day before.

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