Did covid-19 leak from a Chinese lab?

00:00 - Where did covid-19 come from?
00:44 - What evidence is there?
02:06 - Why was the lab-leak theory dismissed?
03:23 - Could the lab leak have been deliberate?
04:07 - Could covid-19 be man made?
05:51 - How are the origins being investigated?
07:23 - Will China be held accountable if there was a lab leak?
08:26 - Expert opinion: what do you think happened?
09:26 - Could it always remain a mystery?

[lktasl]

Sorry but that whole ‘Trump said it so we dIsmissed It’ defense is really not an excuse for irresponsible journalism. It just makes the journalists seem reactionary

[libelldrian]

Why are the two people they asked not coronavirus scientists but journalists?

[yinoveryang]

What’s REALLY happening in this video is we have two journalists, who’ve in reality been mostly denying a lab leak. And who are now suddenly faced with the unavoidable fact that they were likely wrong in their journalism. And they are justifying it. And what's staring them in the face is the fact hat the probabilities and evidence for a lab leak, (mostly not mentioned here) some of these have been blatantly obvious, almost since the beginning. Lack of critical, rational and independent thinking are not the best qualities for the job.

[doobie]

Please could you get some actual scientists on not just journalists, etc virologist

[PulpHouseHorror]

“The reason we didn’t take the lab leak theory seriously at the beginning was because Trump suggested it”

[moreshige]

This is enraging. These journalists made huge mistakes. A year ago, these same people were 100% sure the virus couldn't have come from a lab. Now, they''re backtracking and not even apologizing.

[ary]

This video is not sponsored by Gillette

[SaltDaddy]

People who predicted this one year ago:
"They called me a madman"

[lance]

Regardless of whether it was a lab leak or not, we need to take a serious look at the research that's being done and decide if the risk of lab leaks is worth it. After all, what research that came out of that lab has helped us deal with the pandemic? That's probably something we should know.

[ciaochao]

I expected to see comments from scientists such as virologist and geneticist, ended up seeing two journalists talking about things they professionally pretend to know about.

[willderitzman]

Same plot made by USA in the past for Iraq...oh, where is the Iraq chemical weapon that US used to mention it?

[kellielim]

Why are journalists answering these questions? I overestimated Economists, they should be better than BBC.

[gopro]

No facts, no evidence, just two people talking and making assumptions

[armandomercado]

Well, that was a waste of 11 mins, 28secs.

[haihuaho]

"If you mix science with politics, you only get politics." Please leave scientific questions to scientists, not to media or politicians.

[gerardchuah]

I expected more from the Economist. Please ask the scientists, not journalists. We need science based rational fact finding

[EZchairchillen]

I hated the way she answered questions, so much useless fluff

[jaimea]

The Chinese, NIH, and Fauchi did this to the world, it's time to hold them accountable!!!!

[thelastbrobo]

Amazing coincidence: a deadly corona virus spontaneously develops in a market a few blocks from a lab that studies and practices gain of function research on corona viruses...

[Iridescence]

Lit no solid evidence is brought forth by you in this video. It's all speculation, how are you different from conspiracy theorists?