Meituan (美团) says viral “Peking University graduate delivering takeout” clip overstated — rider completed five orders

Meituan confirms quick check with Haidian station

It has been reported that a viral video claimed a Peking University (北京大学) graduate was pictured delivering takeout. Meituan (美团), via its official account "小团有话说", said it immediately queried its Haidian Wanliu station and found the courier — identified as Tao Moujun — registered with the platform in early December 2025 and completed just five deliveries on December 9, with no further order history on the platform.

Platform limits on verifying credentials

Meituan stressed that its crowd‑sourced rider registration is deliberately streamlined and does not require submission of academic diplomas, so the company and local station do not hold verifiable records of riders’ educational backgrounds. Was the clip an honest snapshot of someone who once studied at an elite school — or simple traffic‑seeking content? Meituan urged users to be cautious about drawing conclusions from high‑education labels shared online.

A familiar pattern amid broader scrutiny

This episode echoes a similar case last year involving Ding Mouzhao (丁某昭), who was portrayed as a Tsinghua University (清华大学) graduate working as a delivery rider; Meituan’s follow‑up found he had completed only 34 orders over more than four months, far fewer than his online claims, and the related videos were later removed. Such stories tap into broader domestic anxieties about employment, social prestige and the gig economy — and they arrive against a backdrop of continuing regulatory and public scrutiny of China’s platform companies.

Takeaway

Meituan asked the public to treat high‑profile, education‑based claims with skepticism and avoid amplifying content that may be manufactured for clicks. For Western readers: this is part of an ongoing Chinese social media dynamic where elite‑university narratives regularly drive viral interest and can pressure platforms to publicly verify or rebut viral claims.