Progressive Media Dismissed Covid Lab Leak as ‘Conspiracy’ Now Red-Faced by CIA Findings
Over the weekend, the CIA concluded the Covid pandemic was “more likely” to have leaked from a Wuhan lab than emerged naturally – something long labelled as a “conspiracy theory” by Chinese officials. And by left-wing media outlets…
Back in 2020, The Guardian confidently declared: “Ignore the conspiracy theories: scientists know Covid-19 wasn’t created in a lab.” Readers were sternly warned against falling for such “false claims,” assured instead that speculation about the virus being leaked was just part of a “tale of blame, misinformation and finger-pointing.” By 2021, The Observer doubled down, dismissing lab-leak concerns as “more about politics than science.” The real culprit apparently was, “the destruction of animal habitats”, the piece arguing that “fiddling with viruses in laboratories is not the dangerous activity. The real threat comes from the wildlife trade”. Naturally…
The BBC also enjoyed pouring cold water on the ‘theory’. In 2022, it stated “Covid origin studies say evidence points to Wuhan market,” before hedging in 2023: “Those who entertain the theory say it could have leaked from a WIV lab… The controversial theory first emerged early on in the pandemic, and was promoted by then-US President Donald Trump.” The ultimate sin…
Meanwhile across the pond in 2020, USA Today published a fact-check titled, “Did the coronavirus originate in a Chinese laboratory?” concluding the lab leak theory was “false information” that was pushed by right-leaning outlets. In 2023, LA Times scoffed: “U.S. government debunks COVID lab-leak conspiracy theory, enraging conspiracy theorists.” With the CIA backing what they once dismissed, the progressive media are left red-faced once again…
Other outlets have opted to brush off the CIA’s assessment all together. ‘Slow news’ Tortoise Media put out an article today trying to downplay the conclusion, writing: “Without much conviction, the CIA says it now thinks the Covid pandemic started with a lab leak…Some scientists have admitted giving the lab leak theory a wide berth because it was always Donald Trump’s preferred explanation for the pandemic and he gave it a bad name…Others note no firm evidence of a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any other lab has come to light.” Clearly shell-shocked…
