First massive red flag
: the paper is NOT PUBLISHED YET
Science journalists know you NEVER report on a paper that is unpublished (because it might be shit)
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: the abstract is...kind of weird
I'm not a virologist, but talking about some previous experiments that "reverse the burden of proof" is...not really logicalpic.twitter.com/9GUPW0Bt3Q
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Also, the statement in the abstract that "all relevant" information has been destroyed or is unavailable is both untrue and a weeeird conspiracy theory for a scientific journal to publish
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Reading the abstract, they literally say "because of our study, which does not prove anything, we expect other people to prove that the virus did not escape from a lab" Like I said, not ideal logic that
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In an interview, one of the two scientists also says things that are, uh, wrong Again, not a virologist but as I understand it this is simply untrue (natural viruses can do lots of things)pic.twitter.com/G9G3KKvEnB
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Anyway, would love some virologists perspectives on this because it does not seem likely despite being everywhere in the news
@MackayIM@angie_rasmussen@trvrb https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9629563/Chinese-scientists-created-COVID-19-lab-tried-cover-tracks-new-study-claims.html …pic.twitter.com/shMz0HKj0Q
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You had me at Daily Mail. I’m convinced.
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Here’s one thought (not mine) for you:https://twitter.com/mbeisen/status/1398735715509231619 …
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I think I’ll wait until someone other than The Daily Mail chooses to break this story…
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I remember Sorensen + Dalgleish from around a year ago. They're still peddling this trash?https://twitter.com/AtomsksSanakan/status/1277396632594718720 …
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They've made even more trash
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