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Comment by Jamie F. Metzl

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Founder and chair, OneShared.World
By late January 2020, it was already clear that the Wuhan market was likely not where the pandemic began but rather a place where it spread rapidly.
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Written Statement of Jamie F. Metzl submitted to the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, March 8, 2023, p. 2: By late January 2020, it was already clear that the Wuhan market was likely not where the pandemic began but rather a place where it spread rapidly.
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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked
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AI Verified The quote is directly about whether the Wuhan/Huanan market was the place the pandemic began or instead a place where it spread rapidly, which closely matches the statement’s core claim about what the early clustering around the market reflects. That makes the author’s stance on the complete statement determinable. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says the Wuhan market was "likely not where the pandemic began but rather a place where it spread rapidly," and the surrounding testimony reiterates that the market was not the origin. That directly opposes the statement that the clustering around Huanan reflects where the virus emerged. ([oversight.house.gov](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JAMIE-METZL-COVID-19-congressional-testimony-03082367.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The PDF titled “Written Statement of Jamie F. Metzl” is dated March 8, 2023 and identifies Jamie F. Metzl as the author on page 1; page 2 contains the quote verbatim: “By late January 2020, it was already clear that the Wuhan market was likely not where the pandemic began but rather a place where it spread rapidly.” The source URL therefore does contain the exact passage, and the attribution matches. ([oversight.house.gov](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JAMIE-METZL-COVID-19-congressional-testimony-03082367.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
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