> I spoke to Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance

This guy became a little controversial [1] after a FOIA request turned up emails in which he appears to be conspiring with colleagues to manipulate public perception:

> “you, me and him should not sign this statement, so it has some distance from us and therefore doesn’t work in a counterproductive way.” Daszak added, “We’ll then put it out in a way that doesn’t link it back to our collaboration so we maximize an independent voice.”

> Baric agreed, writing back, “Otherwise it looks self-serving and we lose impact.”

[1]: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/the-lab-leak-theory-...

"Debunk" is becoming quite the loaded term. For one thing it's being used definitively despite the fact that there are still ongoing debates. The other thing is that it implies a sort of finality. New evidence or the results of an investigation can pop up anytime.

It was debunked by some scientists, but nowhere near all, and there was no consensus.

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016436749/who-chief-wuhan-la...

It was not: https://thebulletin.org/2021/05/the-origin-of-covid-did-peop...