Why The Wuhan Lab Story Matters
Information Control Skewed Science And Public Opinion
Feb. 27, 2023—On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal broke the news about a leaked classified U.S. intelligence report that says the Covid-19 virus most likely originated from a laboratory leak. The report matters in more ways than one.
At stake are lessons for international cooperation in organizations, trust in government and responsible media management.
The article carefully points out the disparate views of different U.S. agencies and says the newly leaked report comes from the Department of Energy. That's significant because DOE "has considerable scientific expertise and oversees a network of U.S. national laboratories, some of which conduct advanced biological research."
According to the WSJ, the DOE and the FBI believe t...