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According to the chatter among the talking heads earlier this year, the theory of a lab escape was “misinformation” that was “dangerous” and “fomenting discord” among the population.

Many people, including in the media, would have preferred that theory was actively censored.

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The conspiracy theory arguably sparked a new tide of anti Asian hate attacks. So, yes, it was and is dangerous and it fomented discord among population.

There was zero evidence, at the time, that the virus escaped from a Chinese lab. There is still zero evidence that the virus was created in a lab, or that its purpose is to be a biological weapon.