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Easy answer: it's impossible to prove a negative.

In this case, that the lab was not responsible.

>>tantal+(OP)
You can't prove it, but apparently you can try to find evidence to see if it seems likely:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.h...

>>tantal+(OP)
How do we prove that accused people are not guilty of crimes then?

>>Delk+G3
It can be both! The lab could have mishandled a natural specimen, causing first human infection.

>>tantal+(OP)
We may find proof of a zoonotic origin away from the lab.

>>bootlo+h5
In the US courts system, we do not. People are presumed innocent, and the burden of proof is on the prosecution.

>>stonog+f7
True. Maybe it was a poor analogy.

In a bizarre world where you were presumed guilty, could you do anything? If you submitted evidence that you were on another continent at the time of the crime, doesn't that prove you didn't do it? (Assuming the crime is something you must be physically present to do)