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Comment by Rick Scott
U.S. senator from Florida
Not long ago, anyone asking questions about the origins of COVID and the possibility of this virus resulting from a lab leak were branded as conspiracy theorists. [...] We know that this is not only a critical theory, but the most likely cause of the pandemic. China cannot be trusted.AI Verified (Jun 18, 2024)
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In source context, Scott is discussing "the possibility of this virus resulting from a lab leak," and then says that theory is "the most likely cause of the pandemic." That directly addresses the statement’s lab-origin-versus-natural-spillover question and makes his stance determinable. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-118shrg56048/html/CHRG-118shrg56048.htm))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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Scott explicitly supports the lab-origin view: he refers to "the possibility of this virus resulting from a lab leak" and then says it is "the most likely cause of the pandemic," which implies he sees it as more likely than natural spillover. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-118shrg56048/html/CHRG-118shrg56048.htm))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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The quote is authentic. The GovInfo transcript for the June 18, 2024 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing attributes these remarks to "Senator Scott" and contains the exact opening and closing sentences, with the omitted middle text appearing between them at lines 1602–1612; the committee hearing page corroborates the hearing title and date. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-118shrg56048/html/CHRG-118shrg56048.htm))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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replying to Rick Scott