>Saying Covid came from lab leak is still misinformation You are two years behind the curve. See the Washington Post's 2021 recap of its own and other media ou

>Saying Covid came from lab leak is still misinformation You are two years behind the curve. See the Washington Post's 2021 recap of its own and other media outlets' actions, after at first taking your side <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/the-media-called-the-lab-leak-story-a-conspiracy-theory-now-its-prompted-corrections--and-serious-new-reporting/2021/06/10/c93972e6-c7b2-11eb-a11b-6c6191ccd599_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/the-media-cal...> >Other articles and headlines characterized the theory as “false” or “debunked.” >But many of those news organizations have begun to amend their approach in light of a shifting consensus. >The Post originally described Cotton’s remarks as “debunked” and a “conspiracy theory” in a February 2020 article. But last week, The Post rewrote the article’s headline, softening “conspiracy theory” to “fringe theory” and noting that scientists have “disputed” it rather than “debunked” it. A correction said the article had “inaccurately characterized” Cotton’s comments “because, then as now, there was no determination about the origins of the virus.” Post managing editor Cameron Barr said “questions from readers and others” prompted a reexamination of the story.