Revelations Expose Efforts to Suppress Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19 Origins

New evidence highlights deliberate actions by scientists and officials to downplay the lab leak hypothesis, leading to public backlash and institutional scrutiny.

Private communications reveal that authors of a key 2020 Nature Medicine paper publicly dismissed the lab leak theory while privately considering it plausible or likely.
The Lancet letter dismissing the lab leak theory as a conspiracy was organized by Peter Daszak, who had undisclosed ties to the Wuhan lab through EcoHealth Alliance.
The CIA and Department of Energy have concluded with 'low confidence' that a lab leak is the likely origin of COVID-19.
Top scientists and officials coordinated to mislead journalists and obscure evidence, including suggestions to delete communications to avoid scrutiny.
A recent New York Times column has reignited public and media criticism over the role of the scientific community and media in shaping misinformation around COVID-19's origins.