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Comment by Daniel Engber

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Science journalist and senior editor at The Atlantic
The origins of the coronavirus pandemic remain contested; the evidence is incomplete.
AI Verified (Jul 7, 2026)
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Daniel Engber, “Lab-Leak Payback Has Begun,” The Atlantic, July 7, 2026.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Directly addresses the COVID-origins question and says the evidence is incomplete and origins remain contested, making a noncommittal stance on lab-origin vs spillover determinable. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer abstain is correct: Engber says COVID origins remain contested and the evidence is incomplete, which is explicitly noncommittal on lab origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 1h ago

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AI Verified The Atlantic article by Daniel Engber on July 7, 2026 contains this wording and attributes it to Engber; the piece says COVID origins remain contested and evidence incomplete. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 1h ago
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