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> to answer correctly that the coronavirus originated in nature rather than a laboratory That hasn't been proven either way, and probably never will be. And j

> to answer correctly that the coronavirus originated in nature rather than a laboratory That hasn't been proven either way, and probably never will be. And journalism.org's linked source is not scientific evidence, but rather a "Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19". I guess they mean "answer politically correctly".

sammalloy 6y ago
The conservative talking point that the "coronavirus originated in a lab" has been conclusively shown to be false by working scientists. https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-linked-groups-push-study-claiming-china-manufactured-covid https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-linked-groups-pus... This false idea is currently being spread by pro-Trump nonprofit groups called the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation, both linked to Steve Bannon, the former top Trump strategist now facing felony fraud charges. Virologist Angela Rasmussen at Columbia University has dismissed the claims as entirely "fictional" and other health experts have noted that Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been amplifying these false claims as one of the biggest coronavirus denialist mouthpieces on television. Scientists: 'Exactly zero' evidence COVID-19 came from a lab https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/05/scientists-exactly-zero-evidence-covid-19-came-lab https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/05/scientis... The coronavirus was not engineered in a lab. Here's how we know. https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-not-human-made-in-lab.html https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-not-human-made-in-la... Scientists Debunk Lab Accident Theory Of Pandemic Emergence https://www.npr.org/2020/04/22/841925672/scientists-debunk-lab-accident-theory-of-pandemic-emergence https://www.npr.org/2020/04/22/841925672/scientists-debunk-l...

sammalloy 6y ago

The conservative talking point that the "coronavirus originated in a lab" has been conclusively shown to be false by working scientists. https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-linked-groups-push-study-claiming-china-manufactured-covid https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-linked-groups-pus... This false idea is currently being spread by pro-Trump nonprofit groups called the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation, both linked to Steve Bannon, the former top Trump strategist now facing felony fraud charges. Virologist Angela Rasmussen at Columbia University has dismissed the claims as entirely "fictional" and other health experts have noted that Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been amplifying these false claims as one of the biggest coronavirus denialist mouthpieces on television. Scientists: 'Exactly zero' evidence COVID-19 came from a lab https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/05/scientists-exactly-zero-evidence-covid-19-came-lab https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/05/scientis... The coronavirus was not engineered in a lab. Here's how we know. https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-not-human-made-in-lab.html https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-not-human-made-in-la... Scientists Debunk Lab Accident Theory Of Pandemic Emergence https://www.npr.org/2020/04/22/841925672/scientists-debunk-lab-accident-theory-of-pandemic-emergence https://www.npr.org/2020/04/22/841925672/scientists-debunk-l...