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Comment by Roger Pielke Jr.

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Science-policy scholar and author of The Honest Broker writing on contested science and public policy.
I do think it’s highly likely that COVID emerged from a research-related incident. It’s not the first we’ve seen.
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Roger Pielke Jr., "Pielke on the Fringe," The Honest Broker, October 6, 2025.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The quote says COVID likely emerged from a research-related incident, which directly matches the lab-related-incident statement. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says COVID emerged from a research-related incident, which supports the lab-related-incident statement. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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 A research-related incident is the direct alternative to market emergence, so the quote bears on whether the Huanan market reflects where the virus emerged. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 55min ago
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AI Verified A research-related incident directly conflicts with the market-emergence claim, so the recorded against answer is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 54min ago

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AI Verified Roger Pielke Jr. Substack post contains the quoted line that COVID likely emerged from a research-related incident. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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