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The New York Times goes all in on “lab leak”

Wuhan Institute of Virology: Is this where the "lab leak" came from? Highly unlikely.

Earlier this week, the New York Times op-ed page ran an article by Alina Chan, Queen of lab leak conspiracy theories. How is it wrong? Let me count the ways…

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Is the lab leak conspiracy theory dead?

Lab leak is a lot like the parrot in this sketch.
"Lab leak" is a lot like the parrot in this sketch, and conspiracy theorists a lot like the pet store owner.

Two new studies published last month strongly support a natural zoonotic origin for COVID-19 centered at the wet market in Wuhan, China. Naturally, lab leak proponents soberly considered this new evidence and thought about changing their minds. Just kidding! They doubled down on the conspiracy mongering, because of course they did.