Egg-import whistleblower says he faked death threats to 'get off the hook'

Agricultural blogger Lin Yu-hung (林裕紘) on Tuesday claimed he had enlisted the help of a friend to send him hoax death threats demanding he stop reporting on controversies related to a government-funded egg import program in a bid to "get off the hook."

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