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0Erinome: Hello dear friends, today we are going to talk about a really surprising news: someone pretended to be a top Chinese scientist, a CAS academician! Um, you know what CAS is? It's the Chinese Academy of Sciences, very important!
Enceladus: Oh! A fake academician? That sounds crazy. Who is this person?
Erinome: His name is Ruan Shaoping, but maybe even that's not his real name. He said he was a CAS academician, but when Pengpai News checked the CAS website... guess what? No Ruan Shaoping on the list! Not in living, not in foreign, not even in dead academicians.
Enceladus: Wow! That's so bold. How did people find out he was lying?
Erinome: Pengpai News is very careful. They asked the official CAS. The official said, "All academicians are on our website, no secrets!" So they checked again and again... still no Ruan.
Enceladus: Sad, right? Because he didn't just lie at home. He went to many places, even primary schools!
Erinome: Yes! Like in September 2024, a primary school in Huizhou, Guangdong, made him a "course tutor". Their WeChat said, "He's a CAS academician!"
Enceladus: Oh no! Little kids might have believed him. What did he do there?
Erinome: He gave speeches. Like in a Guangzhou primary school's opening ceremony in February 2024. The school wrote, "Academician Ruan told kids to remember heroes' sacrifices and thank the country."
Enceladus: That sounds good, but he's fake! So why did schools invite him?
Erinome: Maybe they didn't check. His "titles" were so many! Like "founder of Yuan Shun Tang TCM", "ancient acupuncture heir", "dean of Beijing Yuan Shun Tang Hospital", even "27th grandson of Ruan Xiaoqi from Water Margin"!
Enceladus: Haha, that's too much! Did anyone check those titles?
Erinome: Pengpai News checked. All those big titles? No Ruan Shaoping. Just lies.
Enceladus: And he wasn't scared? Usually liars hide, but he was everywhere! Many provinces, forums, schools... active until July this year!
Erinome: Exactly! The news said his logic was: if he's in many official school posts, people might think, "He must be real!" Then more schools invite him.
Enceladus: Smart but bad. When did it all end?
Erinome: On August 5th, Pengpai News said his academician identity was fake. Then the schools... they started deleting his news from their WeChat!
Enceladus: Oh, so they finally knew? That's good, but sad they didn't check before.
Erinome: Yeah. CAS academicians are super important—they are top scientists. Lying about that is really bad.
Enceladus: Do you think there are more such liars?
Erinome: The news said Pengpai also exposed a fake Tsinghua University dean in June. So... maybe? But we need to check official websites first, right?
Enceladus: Totally! If someone says they're a big official or scientist, just go to the official site. No name, no truth!
Erinome: That's the lesson. Don't believe titles easily. Check, check, check!
Enceladus: Well, I hope Ruan gets caught. And schools learn to be more careful next time.
Erinome: Me too. Okay, that's it for today. Let's talk again next time, dear friends! Bye!
Enceladus: Bye!
