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Comment by Gary C. Peters

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U.S. senator from Michigan and former chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
There are theories that indicate COVID-19 began either by entering the human population through entirely natural means or possibly through a lab accident.
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Gary Peters, opening statement for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing “Origins of COVID-19: An Examination of Available Evidence.”
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Peters explicitly frames COVID-19 as possibly natural or a lab accident, directly addressing the statement and supporting an indeterminate stance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago
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AI Verified Peters describes both natural and lab-accident theories without preferring either, supporting abstention. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago

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AI Verified https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Opening-Statement-Peters-2024-06-18-1.pdf p.1 reproduces the wording in Gary Peters’s opening statement, dated June 18, 2024. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago
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