[boxed]

It existed in the lab because it was the lab that collected samples from the wild bats. So by definition you are incorrect.

[yucky]

Are you familiar with Gain of Function? The virii in question were not the original strains found in bats. To this day, the original COVID-19 virus has never been recovered from a bat or from any wet market.

The fact is there was never any evidence to support it.