Covid-19 lab leak: Did the media fall victim to a misinformation campaign?

No, it's simpler. There were a bunch of scientists who hated trump and don't want people to say bad things about china because they think it always leads to more racism. That led them to deny a hypothesis that was always theoretically possible (virologists who claim otherwise are simply wrong), which is nonscientific. The media then picked up on this, and the subset of media which hated trump and thinks that saying bad things about china always leads to more racism ran with it, attempting to give it the imprimatur of authority.

So the <i>&#x27;conspiracy theorists&#x27;</i> were <i>right</i> about this one, and they were silenced because &#x27;conspiracy&#x27;? Or was it to get a certain villain out of office at all costs? Even if it means lying to the whole world?<p>Well I guess it is better to wait for the actual facts to unveil themselves and listen to every side of the argument (Including the crazy ones) and form your own opinion around this, rather then outright dismiss, de-platform, ban and control the narrative to silence anyone else saying otherwise.<p>Seems that the media became the conspiracy theorists at that point and peddled this narrative until this villain was expunged. This isn&#x27;t the first time they create villians of the week, month or the year.<p>But hey, the lies are free but their version of the truth is always behind a paywall.