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Source: Paul D. Thacker for The Disinformation Chronicle

I have never seen science so compromised,” said Gunther Theissen, chair of genetics at the University of Jena. “Some scientists have managed to manipulate public opinion, including politicians and the media.”

Several scientists wanted to publish their suspicions that the pandemic came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, but their papers were rejected. Those who spoke up, nonetheless, were called “conspiracy theorists” and faced personal attacks.