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You’re missing something. The author is saying that there was a lab leak involving delta, not that delta originated via a lab leak. The latter claim would ind
by XFrequentist 5y ago
You’re missing something.
The author is saying that there was a lab leak involving delta, not that delta originated via a lab leak.
The latter claim would indeed be a red flag, but the former is just describing a very well-documented event.
- mike00632 5y ago"... very well documented event"
- throwaway829 5y agoNot sure what you mean by quoting that but there's not much controversy that Delta leaked from a Biosafety Level-3 facility in Taipei. https://fortune.com/2021/12/10/taiwan-investigates-covid-lab-leak-scientist-tests-positive-bite-infected-mouse/ https://fortune.com/2021/12/10/taiwan-investigates-covid-lab... https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4371080 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4371080 https://www.newsweek.com/taiwan-lab-worker-mouse-bite-covid-19-infection-probe-1658736 https://www.newsweek.com/taiwan-lab-worker-mouse-bite-covid-...
- mike00632 5y agoYou don't understand why I would challenge you to cite your sources in a thread discussing COVID-19 conspiracy theories and misinformation? Not to mention, I think it's pretty clear to both of us that this "well documented event" is not common knowledge to people who don't follow COVID conspiracy theories.
- XFrequentist 5y agoI think this event qualifies as “well documented” by any reasonable standard, there was official public disclosure and an open investigation. As one quick example, here’s a news clip including an interview with the Taiwanese health minister discussing details of the (then) ongoing investigation: https://youtu.be/ecpNq0jz7cs https://youtu.be/ecpNq0jz7cs You can trivially find many more official statements about the event and subsequent investigation, if you like.