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Lab Leak Theory Returns After DOE Report

Story of the Week / March 4th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

New intelligence has led the Department of Energy (DOE) to shift its stance on COVID-19's origins and support the lab leak theory, once deemed a conspiracy by some politicians, journalists, and scientists.

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Wuhan Lab, China, Department Of Energy, FBI

Media Bias Alert: Media Split on Significance of Energy Department's Lab Leak Theory

Bias / March 1st, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

The Department of Energy believes with "low confidence" that the most likely origin of COVID-19 was a lab leak in China.

Coronavirus, Wuhan Lab, Polarization, Media Bias, Department Of Energy

Misinformation Watch: Did COVID-19 Leak From a Chinese Lab?

Misinformation Watch / February 27th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

Almost immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic began, people speculated about how it started. Most of this focused on China, where the pandemic began, and specifically on the city of Wuhan.

Facts And Fact Checking, Wuhan Lab, Coronavirus, Misinformation And Disinformation, China, Science, Misinformation Watch

Story of the Week: Interest in COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Grows

Story of the Week / June 3rd, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The theory that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China is gaining traction and media coverage after it was initially dismissed early on in the pandemic. Last week, a report revealed that three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, China, Wuhan Lab, Science, Anthony Fauci, WHO

Media Bias and The Lab Leak Theory: A Comprehensive Look

Bias / May 28th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

The media sphere appears to have undergone a shift in narrative when it comes to the theory COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese laboratory.

Media Bias, NPR, New York Times, Washington Post, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Misinformation, Wuhan Lab, Liberal Media Bias

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