[zer8k]

> The lab-leak conspiracy gang has smeared scientists and misled the public into believing a theory that has no factual support whatsoever. They should be ashamed.

Cleverly disguised opinion article. The USG debunked nothing. The official stance of the US has been the pangolin-soup theory since 2020. The USG still has to contend with a large contingent of actual scientists who have evidence otherwise.

I guess I didn't expect any different from the LA times. Objectively speaking the US government has a vested interest in keeping China-US relations slightly less than lukewarm for the time being. They hardly can be considered an impartial arbiter of truth and after the latest ruling against Biden pressuring social media companies you can be certain "truth" is very flexible in the white house.