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by gitbit-org 19 hours ago
Wow, whitehouse.gov is just dropping propaganda now? Whether it's true or false, this webpage doesn't have any substance.
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Curious: What would you accept as "substance"?
These claims by WH site are at least debatable/unsubstanciated:

- "The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature." Furin cleavage sites are common in other types of coronaviruses (like MERS).

- "Data shows all cases stem from a single introduction into humans." The collected samples suggest there were at least two separate spillover events (Lineage A and Lineage B) at the Huanan Market.

- "If there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced." For many viruses we have never found the exact animal/human jump variant or the in-between carriers.