Scientists “Badly Misled” Public on COVID-19 Origins, Says NYT Columnist 🦠 In a bombshell opinion piece published in The New York Times, Princeton sociologist Zeynep Tufecki has accused scientists and officials of misleading the public about the origins of COVID-19. Tufecki claims that key figures colluded to suppress the lab leak theory, despite evidence suggesting safety lapses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The column, titled “We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives,” has sparked outrage, with critics calling the admission “five years too late.” Social media erupted with backlash, as users pointed to The New York Times’ past dismissal of the lab leak theory as “racist” and misinformation. One viral post highlighted a deleted 2021 tweet from Times journalist Apoorva Mandavilli, who had labeled the theory as rooted in racism. Many accused the publication of hypocrisy, with one user stating, “Any so-called COVID reckoning from the Times that fails ...
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