News agencies worldwide suppressed the 'lab leak' theory. Facebook actively censored it. Fact checkers 'disproved it'. Leading scientists called it a conspiracy theory.
It is not the first time that this has happened. We were told that Irak had weapons of mass destruction. It was announced at the United Nations. All mainstream news agencies reported it.
For many, many years, the US was 'winning the war' in Vietnam. All news agencies agreed. The US was not winning.
The mere fact that many, even most, people agree with something does not make it true.
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It is not the first time that this has happened. We were told that Irak had weapons of mass destruction. It was announced at the United Nations. All mainstream news agencies reported it.
For many, many years, the US was 'winning the war' in Vietnam. All news agencies agreed. The US was not winning.
The mere fact that many, even most, people agree with something does not make it true.