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Statement·other·said 2023-06-18

The first people to get sick from COVID were three scientists in the Wuhan lab — this essentially closes the deal.

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Verdict
Falseby FactCheck.org
2023-06-29
Reasoning

A declassified ODNI report found WIV workers had symptoms consistent with seasonal illness, not COVID-19, and "no indications" they were doing gain-of-function work with live viruses before becoming ill.

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