Peter Deng
邓麟云, Linyun Deng, Peter. He appeared in Zhang Zhehan's fandom in September 2022, vouched for by Lexus as a close friend of Zhang.
Falsified Credentials
On September 17, 2022, Lexus held a livestream with a man named Peter, to an audience of ~1000. In it, Peter claimed to be close friends with Zhang Zhehan. He said that last year after 813 happened, he flew to Beijing many times to pull strings for Zhang Zhehan and also spent time in Shenzhen with him. In the livestream, Lexus backs up everything Peter says, implying that all of them rallied around Zhang last year. They also talk about Danny. On Peter's Douyin, he has videos with Yu Dehao. He appears to be close with the Shenzhen gang. Link to the full video.
Lexus livestream
Peter's Douyin profile
Peter's Douyin with Yu Dehao
Peter is prolific about promoting himself on social media. He uses the same photos and similar bios as Douyin for his Instagram and Twitter accounts. His full name is Peter Deng, or Linyun Deng.
Peter's Douyin
Peter's Twitter
Peter's Instagram
Peter's legal name
Peter's LinkedIn profile shows that he is an executive/managing director at Goldman Sachs in New York. Peter talks about himself as an investment banker. Goldman Sachs is also on his Twitter profile. His education background shows Peking University, UC Berkeley, and Harvard Business School. In videos uploaded to his Douyin, Peter speaks frequently of attending Harvard and has videos of himself on Harvard campus, even dining with people he claims are Harvard faculty.
Peter's LinkedIn
Peter's LinkedIn
Peter's LinkedIn
Peter's Twitter profile
A number of Peter's online activities appear to be not in line with typical corporate compliance policies. This includes posting videos of what he claims are corporate meetings in Goldman Sachs offices, posting photos with clients, and his most recent involvement in fandom. An anonymous report was submitted on EthicsPoint, the reporting platform used by Goldman Sachs, on September 19. Goldman Sachs responded with request for clarification, as they could not identify anyone of this name in their records. The reporter send links to Peter's LinkedIn and other social media. Goldman Sachs responded on September 30 that Peter is not affiliated with them. They further clarified on October 3 that he has never worked for Goldman Sachs.
An inquiry was further submitted with the registrars of Harvard Business School and UC Berkeley. Both conducted thorough reviews based on both legal name and alternate names, for any level of degree attainable at the school. Neither school could confirm his attendance.