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CIA bribed its own COVID-19 origin team to reject lab-leak theory, anonymous whistleblower claims (www.science.org)

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Agency denies allegation as congressional panel demands information from CIA probe into pandemic’s start

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[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

What does it matter whether it was a lab leak or zoonotic transmission at this point?

Well, possibly quite important if you want to assess the risk posed by wet markets. And if it was a lab leak (personally, I think less likely) you'd want to know where processes failed, and possibly some heads to roll.