WUHAN, CHINA -- The theory that the COVID-19 pandemic began life in a Chinese laboratory is going viral. Once considering it an anti-science conspiracy theory, the corporate press has done a full 180° turn — and many progressive, alternative media figures are following in its footsteps. Progressive news show “The Young Turks” recorded what was
“Unchallenged Orientalism”: Why Liberals Suddenly Love the Lab Leak Theory
The lab leak theory bears a striking resemblance to the WMD hoax of 2002, not only in the fact that one of its key players is literally the same journalist using potentially the same anonymous sources, but also in the bipartisan political and media support it enjoys.
By Alan Macleod
