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    1. David Weigel‏Verified account @daveweigel 9 Jun 2021

      When people say "lab leak" do they mean "it was in a lab and leaked and China covered it up" or "China created it in a lab?" The first version always sounded plausible to me, and I missed the dumb "fact checks" about why it wasn't.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 9 Jun 2021
      Replying to @daveweigel

      "lab leak" covers a range of possibilities (Tom Cotton specified 4 distinct theories in Feb. 2020). Which is one reason why it was and is good to have journalism that makes distinctions between likely and wildly improbable versions.pic.twitter.com/1faZB0xRGu

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        1. The Italiano‏ @ExtremeItaliano 9 Jun 2021
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          how the Lab Leak happenedpic.twitter.com/oIWhDS1yoT

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        1. ben j‏ @IsntNotBen 9 Jun 2021
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        2. The People's Tapir  🐙‏ @AugustusTapirus 9 Jun 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @daveweigel

          Am I to understand that Cotton was actually being pretty responsible and accurate in his statement here?

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 9 Jun 2021
          Replying to @AugustusTapirus @daveweigel

          No, because elsewhere he used rhetoric that implied the worst and most unlikely theory.

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        2. Stephen C‏ @stevo2346 9 Jun 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @daveweigel

          I’m 2. Furin cleavage sites aren’t found in any other Bat coronavirus and that it emerged in a city world renowned for coronavirus research is a bit much. But I also believe number 2 is really not so different from 3. Vaccines and bio weapons go hand in hand. Dual Use (DURC)

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