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PolitiFact retracts Wuhan lab theory ‘fact-check’
- ttyprintk 5y agoSeems like USA Today coverage is better with less editorializing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26540458 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26540458 Politifact is a news organization issuing a retraction. I’d be surprised if it acted otherwise.
- cyansmoker 5y agoIt's called transparency and working with the facts. It seems that some people are only interested in pursuing an agenda.
- bronzeage 5y agoTo be honest, this shows that these fact checkers are easily manipulated by agendas. The suspicions of lab leaks have been there from the first days and for a good reason, and the fact they decided to dismiss it is a big stain on their integrity.
- twobitshifter 5y agoIf you read Chinese state sources they’ve tried to claim the virus came from Swedish salmon, or that the us military brought it to China, or that it actually started in Italy. There is clear disinformation from China on B the virus but we accepted their word on WIV without question.