Skeptoid #933: COVID-19 and the Lab Leak

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus of natural origin, or was it engineered in a Chinese research lab?

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0:00.0	The COVID-19 pandemic began nearly five years ago and with it came a tidal wave of
0:09.4	misinformation and partisan divides like the world had never seen before.
0:14.0	Today we're going to see what science has to say on the question that has lingered longer than the rest.
0:20.0	Was the virus that caused the pandemic of natural origin? Or did it come from a research
0:27.4	lab in China? We're going to find out today on Skeptoid.
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1:24.0	You're listening to Scapoy.
1:27.0	You're listening to Scaptoid.
1:32.0	I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com
1:35.0	COVID19 and the lab leak.
1:40.0	Welcome to the show that separates fact from fiction, science from pseudoscience, real history from fake history, and helps us all make better life decisions by knowing what's real and what's not.
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