Here is stunning news with deep implications.  And recalling what Shakespeare wrote, "All that glitters is not gold".

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/83-tons-fake-gold-bars-gold-market-rocked-massive-china-counterfeiting-scandal

The last time such news came, more bullion fraud was discovered in vaults around the world.  One would think that bulk buyers would be more cautious, or are they complicit?

Fake gold, fake news, fake CEOs - how is an investor to know what is safe?