Lab Leak Paper’s Hidden Contradictions | US News

New Slack messages are igniting fresh controversy over the “Proximal Origin” paper that once silenced lab-leak theories — revealing authors privately admitted lab origins were plausible, even after publishing a conclusion that dismissed them. Lead author Kristian Andersen, who once called lab origins “friggin’ likely,” now admits “smoking(ish) guns” emerged post-publication, forcing a reevaluation of their claims. The paper, heavily cited during the pandemic, also hid Dr. Fauci’s pivotal role in its creation — a fact now exposed as he later used it to dismiss lab-leak speculation. Andersen’s messages to Fauci in 2021 show ongoing alignment, while he now admits key scientific claims — like the difficulty of reverse genetics for SARS-CoV-2 and the global scope of coronavirus research — were overstated. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d39beb74f99f517f