Birdwatch Note
2023-05-30 13:29:43 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
This is a mischaracterization of Gao's comments. He said "You can always suspect anything. That's science. Don't rule out anything." He did not suggest that he thinks a lab leak was a likely cause, but that it needed to be investigated - which he goes on to say it was. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65708746
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- summary
- This is a mischaracterization of Gao's comments. He said "You can always suspect anything. That's science. Don't rule out anything." He did not suggest that he thinks a lab leak was a likely cause, but that it needed to be investigated - which he goes on to say it was. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65708746
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2023-05-31 02:39:52 UTC (1685500792003) |
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