There were lots of skeptical viewpoints in mainstream news, even early on: https://www.google.com/search?q=lk-99&sca_esv=557962971&biw=1920&bih=978&source=lnt&

There were lots of skeptical viewpoints in mainstream news, even early on: https://www.google.com/search?q=lk-99&sca_esv=557962971&biw=1920&bih=978&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A7%2F21%2F2023%2Ccd_max%3A7%2F31%2F2023&tbm=nws https://www.google.com/search?q=lk-99&sca_esv=557962971&biw=...