Lab leak

The neverending accusations and assumptions that Chinese scientists are lying, without evidence, are rooted in Orientalist tropes of the “dishonest Chinese” based on centuries of Western propaganda, which is why some equate lack of evidence for a lab leak with evidence of a coverup.
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Even if we were to accept all the accusations against the WIV regarding their alleged subpar safety standards, none of it has any relevance to the Covid-19 pandemic unless it can be shown the WIV possessed SARS-CoV-2 in its lab before the outbreak, and there is no evidence of that. 
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The company offered me a contract, killed my first article, then completely cut ties with me.
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The lab leak theory bears a striking resemblance to the WMD hoax of 2002, not only in the fact that one of its key players is literally the same journalist using potentially the same anonymous sources, but also in the bipartisan political and media support it enjoys.
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Forget China-bashing conspiracy theories, let's look at the fogging of SF, the microbial attack on the NYC subway and other unpleasantries perpetrated by the CIA and US military in our not-so-distant past
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Chinese scientists have deleted dozens of test samples from patients in Wuhan from an international database used to track the evolution of Covid, in an "obscure" move that some say acts as proof of the lab leak theory.

One thing about truth: It is inexorable. It can be hidden, but it will always appear at some point. At some time, any falsified story is and will be brought to account. That is why lies are harder to maintain. That being said, it appears that Dr. Fauci, a man educated at a Jesuit institute […]

Back in May, I told a friend about the notion that COVID-19 and its parent virus originated in a lab in Wuhan that was funded and whose development was advocated and directed by Dr. Anthony Fauci. My friend could not and would not believe this. Now, we have this story below. Featured is Jaime Metzl, […]

SARS-CoV-2 has a genetic feature that has never been observed in natural SARS-like viruses, but which is the preferred feature for scientists engineering viruses. Is this the smoking gun for a gain-of-function lab leak?
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In a recent article, Bret Weinstein argues that we should welcome the lab leak theory. This is because, if it turns out to be true, we know how to prevent future pandemics of this kind. Simple: ban the research.
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