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In 25 of 26 Countries, More People Believe Lab Leak Than Natural Origin Theory

by Noah Carl
9 November 2022 7:00 AM

As we all know, leading virologists went to great lengths to stifle discussion of the lab leak theory of Covid origins – despite lending it credence in their private communications.  

Twenty-seven signed the infamous Lancet letter, which referred to claims that “COVID-19 does not have a natural origin” as “conspiracy theories”.

Yet one of the co-signers later admitted he initially believed there was a 50% chance the virus leaked from a lab. And another wrote in an email, sent one month after the letter’s publication, “I do not see how anyone could definitively state that the virus could not possibly have come from that lab.”

A third co-authored a paper stating, “we do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible”. Yet mere weeks before, he’d written in an email that “some of the features (potentially) look engineered” and that he and several colleagues “all find the genome inconsistent with expectations from evolutionary theory”.

A fourth wrote an email referring to the lab leak as a “very destructive conspiracy”, asking his colleagues whether there was something the NIH could do to “help put [it] down”. And a fifth stated in an email that “further debate” about the lab leak theory could do “unnecessary harm” to science.

Did their efforts pay off? Are most people around the world convinced that the lab leak is a “conspiracy theory” for which there’s no hard evidence? They aren’t – according to a major new poll.

YouGov asked respondents in 26 countries, “Which one, if any, of the following best describes how you think Coronavirus first emerged?” They were five response categories (as well as “other/don’t know”):

• “It was a natural mutation that occurred in the wild”
• “It was a natural mutation that occurred in humans”
• “It was a natural mutation that was released from a laboratory by accident”
• “It was artificially created in a laboratory on purpose, and then released by accident”
• “It was artificially created in a laboratory on purpose, and then released on purpose”

The numbers in YouGov’s table are a bit hard to read, but Twitter user Triple Bankshot has helpfully graphed them:

Breakdown of YouGov poll results, by country.

In 25 out of 26 countries, a plurality of respondents said the virus was released from a lab. With the exception of Danes, in other words, more people believe the lab leak than the natural origin theory.

What’s more, in most countries, more people said it was released intentionally than said it has a natural origin. This was even true in countries that have a favourable view of China, like Russia, Kenya and Nigeria.

Interestingly, North West Europeans seem to be among the least likely to believe the lab leak theory. Is this because of greater trust in government? Probably not. Although European surveys show trust is particularly high in countries like Sweden and Denmark, international surveys show it’s just as high in Russia and India.

YouGov’s poll shows the public aren’t having it. Most people around the world think the virus leaked from a lab, Lancet letter be damned.  

Tags: ExpertsLab leakPolling

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Freddy Boy
Freddy Boy
2 years ago

Just glanced through above updates & noticed the Andrew Tate story , amazing that any one on the opposite side of the “new abnormal” gets got at !!

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago
Reply to  Freddy Boy

100% Freddy….I think whether we like it or not, battle lines are going to be drawn up this year, and we are going to have to decide which side we are on!

Funny how we still have no arrests over Epstein isn’t it? Isn’t Bill supposed to have visited Epstein Island 37 times? MSM…..?? Crickets! Do they believe we don’t know and aren’t bothered?

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Freddy Boy
Freddy Boy
2 years ago
Reply to  ebygum

Crickets upon Crickets ! Belfield gone ! Steyn sidelined ( umbrella tip maybe 🤔) & now Tate after rowing with Klaus,s pet Goblin ! Anything is possible atm !

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago

“DAVOS 2023: WEF shifts into high gear in preparing for the next Pandemic”

An excellent article pointing out that Africa is next in line to be “helped” by those angels on the WEF. People might not be suffering with the C1984 but they soon will be and even if they’re not they are going to be treated to the so-called “vaccines.”

There is going to be carnage.

Last edited 2 years ago by huxleypiggles
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YouDontSay
YouDontSay
2 years ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

During the “pandemic” the larger development charities were running let-them-eat-cake campaigns for “vaccine equity”, utterly out of touch with what people in those countries actually needed.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago

This half hour video is superb. It’s about the WEF, but there’s stuff in there that you probably won’t know. Delivered with excellent narration from a four-legged friend. What’s not to like?

https://sagehana.substack.com/p/the-men-who-own-everything-an-excellent

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ellie-em
ellie-em
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

I like Sage Hana. Tunes into my wavelength nicely.

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Freddy Boy
Freddy Boy
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

👍

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
2 years ago

“…with Britain and Europe constructing alternative energy infrastructure to ensure they are never again beholden to Moscow – Urals crude has lost its appeal.”

So says some Telegraph journalist, Oscar Williams-Grut. Is this the best the Telegraph can do?

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Free Lemming
Free Lemming
2 years ago

Reading some of the replies to Bridgen’s Twitter post. The wilful ignorance is extraordinary; it seems that people are coping with evidence that goes against the narrative by just sticking their heads deeper in the sand. The stupidity is mind blowing. I’ve said it before, but I’m now all for this depopulation idea!

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
2 years ago

Sir Desmond Swayne MP expressing public support for Bridgen:

Bridgen (desmondswaynemp.com)

“Serious questions have been raised about the wisdom of continuing with the current policy. They need to be addressed in detail, but they are simply being ignored.”

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Free Lemming
Free Lemming
2 years ago
Reply to  transmissionofflame

“the reason the that the Chamber was empty was because it was the end-of-day Adjournment debate…. No particular indifference or disrespect was being displayed on this occasion.”

Far from impressed with this explanation. Why was the debate not given more prominence? Even if it was the “end-of-day Adjournment debate” the MPs were still aware of what the subject was. The whole things reeks of complete disdain for the people they are supposed to represent. At least my MP was honest in basically saying he couldn’t be bothered. I know where I stand with him (would prefer to stand on him, but…).

“No particular indifference or disrespect was being displayed on this occasion.” I wholeheartedly disagree Mr Swayne, and I’d imagine thousands of your constituents would too.

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
2 years ago
Reply to  Free Lemming

I would have preferred a much more robust statement from Swayne, but it’s a start. The whole vaxx thing is going to be by far the hardest mountain to climb as people worshipped vaccines even before covid.

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Chris P
Chris P
2 years ago
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removed

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago

Well Good Morning fellow sceptics..nice to be able to comment again after the ‘technical problems’ de-commissioned me on Tuesday!!……LOL!

The fact that these therapies are still being promoted, in younger people particularly, will just get harder and harder to defend…the avalanche of evidence cannot be ignored forever…this is not behind a pay wall…

https://jamescintolo.substack.com/p/new-study-found-a-9-times-increased

“New Study Found A 9-Times Increased Rate Of Myocarditis In Males After mRNA Booster | 3 Or More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Associated With A 6-Fold Increased Risk Of Infection Said Cleveland Clinic.
Very important data appeared over the past days that was suppressed by the media. Specifically, two new shocking studies were released that associated mRNA COVID-19 vaccination with higher than previously estimated rates of myocarditis, and higher than previously reported risk of infection.
Start here. A new Nordic study found males aged 12-39 who took a Moderna COVID-19 booster compared to a second dose experienced a 9-fold increase in the risk of myocarditis. It should be noted, the previously mentioned figure was based on populations from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden who have recently stopped recommending mRNA vaccines for males under 30….
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.16.22283603v1

Next, a very prestigious medical institution named The Cleveland Clinic published new data that revealed every COVID-19 vaccine dose increased the risk of infection 6X- much higher than previously documented. The results are harrowing..
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.17.22283625v1 “

(A Doctor commenting on Twitter about the first study pointed out that…
”There are more cases of myocarditis than ICU admissions for COVID in young men in these 4 countries….(Sweden, Finland,Norway and Denmark)…which is presumably why they don’t vaccinate under 30s anymore?)

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago

So this is extremely revealing and alarming. Chris Martensen takes a look at the excellent detective work by Jikkyleaks, and the information uncovered in their FOIAs over in Australia in this 45min video.

A few of the bombshells that we learn is that the TGA knew of the contamination from certain batches but failed to investigate. Not only that, they allowed Pfizer employees to choose their own batches that were not flagged as having any deaths associated with them to get injected with. The TGA allowed extended shelf-life* for certain batches which just so happened to be the batches flagged as having deaths associated with them. Then Chris reveals where these ”death batches” were destined to be sent, which is just extremely concerning tbh. 🙁

*The vials are allowed to defrost and be used up to 9 months from that date, whereby normally the vials for older kids and adults would be used within 31 days after defrosting and the vials for kids would be used 70 days after defrosting. Big difference and not exactly qualifying as ”good practice”.

And if this is happening in Australia it’s highly likely to be happening in other countries.

https://rumble.com/v230jdk-australian-covid-released.html

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Free Lemming
Free Lemming
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Could you expand on jikkyleaks please? I’ve seen it mentioned before, but not 100% sure about it. It’s a twitter account or more than that?

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago
Reply to  Free Lemming

Jikkyleaks was a fantastic Twitter feed, along with Walter Chestnut…
Brilliant at exposing the fraud..so, of course, both banned!!
Jikky is back, and so is Walter….
both worth watching…
https://twitter.com/thejikky
https://twitter.com/parsifaler

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Free Lemming
Free Lemming
2 years ago
Reply to  ebygum

Thanks.

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ellie-em
ellie-em
2 years ago

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nyc-electric-garbage-truck-plans-hit-wall-after-trucks-conked-out-plowing-snow-after-just

Reading things like this fills me with great joy. I’ll take ‘wins’ like this, no matter how small they may initially appear, as they help to replenish my internal faith and hope reservoirs.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago
Reply to  ellie-em

Oh, loved this ellie 👍

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-12-29-ed-dowd-7500-americans-are-killed-or-disabled-each-day-vax-jabs.html

A very interesting angle on the coming collapse of the West with input from Ed Dowd.

Are we witnessing a “decivilization” event? A “glacial Mad Max?”

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago

Flu jab uptake among NHS staff tumbles to lowest level in a decade

So, even some of our saintly NHS staff are getting the wind up. Very good 👍

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago

https://off-guardian.org/2022/12/30/covid-vaccines-why-is-the-mhra-lying-about-adverse-effects/

A complete strip-down of how the ‘farma funded’ MHRA has lied to the people of this country about the supposedly “safe and effective” ‘vaccines’ from the wonderful Simon Elmer over at Off-G.

I am sure this piece will feature in tomorrow’s News Round-Up and ‘worth reading in full’ as we say round these parts.

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