[XFrequentist]

You’re missing something.

The author is saying that there was a lab leak involving delta, not that delta originated via a lab leak.

The latter claim would indeed be a red flag, but the former is just describing a very well-documented event.

[mike00632]

"... very well documented event"

[throwaway829]

Not sure what you mean by quoting that but there's not much controversy that Delta leaked from a Biosafety Level-3 facility in Taipei.

https://fortune.com/2021/12/10/taiwan-investigates-covid-lab...

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4371080

https://www.newsweek.com/taiwan-lab-worker-mouse-bite-covid-...

[mike00632]

You don't understand why I would challenge you to cite your sources in a thread discussing COVID-19 conspiracy theories and misinformation? Not to mention, I think it's pretty clear to both of us that this "well documented event" is not common knowledge to people who don't follow COVID conspiracy theories.

[XFrequentist]

I think this event qualifies as “well documented” by any reasonable standard, there was official public disclosure and an open investigation.

As one quick example, here’s a news clip including an interview with the Taiwanese health minister discussing details of the (then) ongoing investigation:

https://youtu.be/ecpNq0jz7cs

You can trivially find many more official statements about the event and subsequent investigation, if you like.