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A comment on Covid.gov – Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19.

Re:Covid.gov – Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19 by gitbit-org on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @12:07PM (#49099341)
Wow, whitehouse.gov is just dropping propaganda now? Whether it's true or false, this webpage doesn't have any substance.
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Re:Covid.gov – Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19 by fittingopposite on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @06:27PM (#49103909)
Curious: What would you accept as "substance"?
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Re:Covid.gov – Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19 by zweifuss on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:04AM (#49107913)
These claims by WH site are at least debatable/unsubstanciated:

- "The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature." Furin cleavage sites are common in other types of coronaviruses (like MERS).

- "Data shows all cases stem from a single introduction into humans." The collected samples suggest there were at least two separate spillover events (Lineage A and Lineage B) at the Huanan Market.

- "If there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced." For many viruses we have never found the exact animal/human jump variant or the in-between carriers.

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