This was very frustrating to watch develop in real-time. The media overwhelmingly dismissed very real possibilities as conspiracy theories and helped China avoid real questions about the origin.
Washington Post: "Tom Cotton keeps repeating a coronavirus conspiracy theory that was already debunked"
washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
thedailybeast.com/sen-tom-cotton…
nytimes.com/2020/02/17/bus…
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nypost.com/2020/02/22/don…
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When will they issue their apology to @SenTomCotton?
The media owe @SenTomCotton an apology. He raised legitimate questions about the seriousness and origins of COVID-19, but they reacted by falsely branding him a dangerous conspiracy theorist.
nationalreview.com/2020/04/corona…