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The actual URL is covid.gov which redirects to the one linked on the post.

Wow, whitehouse.gov is just dropping propaganda now? Whether it's true or false, this webpage doesn't have any substance.

Curious: What would you accept as "substance"?

These claims by WH site are at least debatable/unsubstanciated:

- "The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature." Furin cleavage sites are common in other types of coronaviruses (like MERS).

- "Data shows all cases stem from a single introduction into humans." The collected samples suggest there were at least two separate spillover events (Lineage A and Lineage B) at the Huanan Market.

- "If there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced." For many viruses we have never found the exact animal/human jump variant or the in-between carriers.

If this is propaganda, which is what it looks like, what is the purpose of it?

Harming China, blaming the Democrats!?

Covid.gov – Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19