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The '''COVID-19 lab leak hypothesis''' is a theory that [[SARS-CoV-2]] originated in [[Wuhan]], [[China]] and was accidentally leaked from the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]].<ref name=BMJJuly2021>{{cite journal |last1=Thacker |first1=Paul D. |title=The covid-19 lab leak hypothesis: did the media fall victim to a misinformation campaign? |journal=BMJ |date=8 July 2021 |volume=374 |pages=n1656 |doi=10.1136/bmj.n1656 |url=https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1656 |language=en |issn=1756-1833}}</ref><ref name=TheConvJune2021>{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Peter |title=COVID-19: why lab-leak theory is back despite little new evidence |url=https://theconversation.com/covid-19-why-lab-leak-theory-is-back-despite-little-new-evidence-162215 |website=The Conversation |language=en}}</ref> It was floated by US President [[Donald Trump]], prominent Republicans and conservative media in early 2020, and at the time was widely dismissed as a [[conspiracy theory]] with [[Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic|racist motivations]].<ref name=TheConvJune2021/> In early 2021, politicians reversed course and said the hypothesis warrants serious consideration and investigation.<ref name=BMJJuly2021/> |
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The COVID-19 lab leak hypothesis is a theory that SARS-CoV-2 originated in Wuhan, China and was accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.[1][2] It was floated by US President Donald Trump, prominent Republicans and conservative media in early 2020, and at the time was widely dismissed as a conspiracy theory with racist motivations.[2] In early 2021, politicians reversed course and said the hypothesis warrants serious consideration and investigation.[1]
References
- ^ a b Thacker, Paul D. (8 July 2021). "The covid-19 lab leak hypothesis: did the media fall victim to a misinformation campaign?". BMJ. 374: n1656. doi:10.1136/bmj.n1656. ISSN 1756-1833.
- ^ a b Knight, Peter. "COVID-19: why lab-leak theory is back despite little new evidence". The Conversation.