In early 2020, a New York Times headline scoffed, Senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins.
This week, the newspaper of record is sounding a different tune: Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says.
It is only the latest example of a truth reset on all things Covid – and a timely reminder that what Big Media dismisses as fringe’ this morning could well be gospel by eventide.
To be clear, the Times has not taken a definitive position on the origins of the virus.
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