The conspiracy theory focuses on the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory, a government lab near the meat market at the center of the outbreak.
Sen. Tom Cotton is persistently resurfacing a debunked conspiracy theory which claims the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe is the work of Chinese scientists at a secret Wuhan lab for biological warfare.
"Borderline irresponsible"Cotton's theory has already been thoroughly debunked by multiple scientists. "I don't think it's particularly helpful, and it's borderline irresponsible to — and it's without evidence, so at this point it's a conspiracy theory — peddle it," he told the newspaper. In a Sunday tweet, CNN's Jake Tapper also quoted an unnamed healthcare expert as saying Cotton's theory was nonsense.
In response, Cotton doubled down on his claims, saying in a series of tweets:"It's not a 'theory' and certainly not a 'conspiracy theory,' but rather a hypothesis." "Where did it start? We don't know. But burden of proof is on you & fellow communists. Open up now to competent international scientists," he added.However, the Wuhan lab at the center of the theory is actually"relatively open compared with other Chinese institutes" and"has strong ties" to a number of similar US institutes, The Post reported.
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