rant · moment 19 of 20
The Wuhan Lab Leak and Bioweapon Theory
from Emergency Broadcast - Corona Call-Ins #2 · #2
2 min
Tim lays out a conspiracy theory that the virus escaped from a Wuhan animal-testing disease lab that was secretly selling animals to a wet market, and floats a friend's claim that it's a bioweapon.
- A Wuhan lab was experimenting on animals similar to facilities like Plum Island, where disease researchers test on animal subjects.
- Tim's theory: lab workers sold animals from the facility on the black market to the local wet market for cash.
- An oil consultant friend-of-a-friend—which Tim notes is just CIA speak—believes COVID is a bioweapon.
- Tim explains China's bioweapon research is based in Wuhan and they've been recruiting American scientists.
- A serious framework for discussing conspiracy: the virus could be a leaked bioweapon or escaped from an animal testing facility.
- Hungry people in Wuhan bought pangolin meat from the wet market without knowing the source.
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