A widely cited paper dismissing the COVID lab leak theory “expressed conclusions that were not based on sound science or in fact,” wrote the authors of a recent House of Representatives committee report<\/a> entitled “The Proximal Origin of a Cover-Up.”<\/p>\n

“The question is why,” ask the authors.<\/p>\n

For a deep exploration of that question and the wider implications of its possible answers, join Reason<\/em>‘s Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller on\u00a0Reason<\/em>‘s YouTube channel<\/a> or Facebook page<\/a>, where they’ll discuss the lab leak theory with Matt Ridley, science writer and co-author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19, <\/span><\/i><\/em>this Thursday at 1:30 pm ET.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources cited in this interview:<\/span><\/p>\n

YouGov: Two-thirds of Americans believe COVID-19 originated in a lab: <\/span>https:\/\/today.yougov.com\/topics\/politics\/articles-reports\/2023\/03\/10\/americans-believe-covid-origin-lab<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Early February 1 draft of Proximal Origin paper: <\/span>https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11zyWYG1OZ7z7RMZHaj2EoDeHveGnendT\/view<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

House Oversight Committee evidence: <\/span>https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023.03.05-SSCP-Memo-Re.-New-Evidence.Proximal-Origin.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Nature<\/em>: “Proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2”:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/S41591-020-0820-9<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kristian Andersen’s written statement to Congress: <\/span>https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Testimony-of-Dr.-Kristian-Andersen.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Redacted vs. unredacted Fauci email: <\/span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/justin_hart\/status\/1679705254462631937\/photo\/1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wall Street Journal<\/em>: U.S.-funded scientist among three researchers who fell ill amid early COVID-19 outbreak: <\/span>https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-funded-scientist-among-three-chinese-researchers-who-fell-ill-amid-early-covid-19-outbreak-3f919567<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Unredacted Fauci email: <\/span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/COVIDSelect\/status\/1679606442414809090?s=20<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

House Oversight Committee report on Proximal Origin<\/em> paper: <\/span>https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Final-Report-6.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shi\/Baric paper on gain-of-function research: <\/span>https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nm.3985<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shi group created 8 chimeric SARS CoVs in 2017: <\/span>https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plospathogens\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.ppat.1006698<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

RFK Jr. on bioweapons: <\/span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/1680205451483283456?t=CFNd8mp9HzgQPeF7jR8F_g&s=31<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

RFK Jr. response to New York Post<\/em> reporting: <\/span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1680227322509635595?s=20<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

BMC Medicine: The genetic susceptibility of populations to COVID-19 <\/span>https:\/\/bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12916-020-01673-z<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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