Ted Cruz mocks Washington Post as 'clowns' after fact-check declares Wuhan lab leak theory 'suddenly' credible

Washington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler declared the Wuhan coronavirus lab-leak theory "suddenly credible" on Tuesday, after previously mocking Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and others last year for espousing the "virtually impossible" theory.

"The source of the coronavirus that has left more than 3 million people dead around the world remains a mystery. But in recent months the idea that it emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) — once dismissed as a ridiculous conspiracy theory — has gained new credence," Kessler wrote, in a timeline article about how the story developed over the past year....