Fake warnings that President Donald Trump was locking down the country spread through text messages and social media platforms in March were pushed out with help from Chinese operatives, The New York Times reports. The misinformation went viral hitting millions of social media accounts and sent Americans into a panic. Within 48 hours, the White House’s National Security Council tweeted that the news was “FAKE.” U.S. intelligence agencies determined the messages were spread with assistance from Chinese operatives, the newspaper reports. The New York Times spoke to officials from six different agencies. Two of them told the newspaper they didn’t...