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>>delbar+(OP)
Where do they offer $100K to anyone who debunks their hypothesis?

How can someone "prove" it is Zoonotic in origin, to "win" the bet?

Is this a false challenge; Someone may be able to prove that this started in a lab, but no one can prove the opposite. Free publicity.

As an aside, it looks like they list "No whistleblowers" and "No reported infections at WIV" as increasing the odds it is not Zoonotic, which makes no sense.

>>sam_go+B5
You are right. The way they structure their challenges is different. Basically it's a debate between the two parties and judges with the relevant domain-knowledge will decide who is right. I think this is the most unscientific way to judge a claim, but I think that it's possible that the a group of people with enough knowledge in epidemiology and biology will be able to win this competition.