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Reddit commenter participating in r/science discussions about COVID-19 origins and infectious-disease consensus.
There is a consensus among infectious disease scientists of zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2.
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Tom_Featherbottom, comment on "Recent pandemic viruses jumped to humans without prior adaptation," Reddit r/science, March 10, 2026.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Relevant: the quote directly addresses the statement’s central origin question by asserting that SARS-CoV-2 is understood to have a zoonotic origin, and in the thread it is posted as a response to whether there is consensus on that exact subject. That makes a stance against the lab-incident claim substantially more likely. ([reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1rpkoz1/recent_pandemic_viruses_jumped_to_humans_without/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The author is opposing the lab-origin claim: they say, "There is a consensus among infectious disease scientists of zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2," and in context this is a direct reply to someone saying there is no consensus, so the author is affirming natural spillover rather than a lab-related origin. ([reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1rpkoz1/recent_pandemic_viruses_jumped_to_humans_without/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified. The Reddit thread page contains a comment by Tom_Featherbottom with the exact text: There is a consensus among infectious disease scientists of zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2. The comment permalink JSON also matches verbatim and attributes it to author "Tom_Featherbottom" with created_utc 1773110546, which is 2026-03-10 UTC, so the stored author, content, date, and source are consistent. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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