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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.845 [SLACK_001059] · slack_pm:msg:08783

Date: 2021-05-20 08:13
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry
Topics: Natural origin / zoonotic spillover

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Important to note in Alina's written response - good to actually have something in writing - that she LIES. Not true:"no evidence that live mammals were sold at the Wuhan seafood market in 2019" "In other words, there is zero evidence that supports a zoonotic origin of the virus that excludes the involvement of research activity." "Details ofthese viruses and the experiments performed with them have not been shared in a timely manner."

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Statement	Grade	Attribution	Stance
Not true:"no evidence that live mammals were sold at the Wuhan seafood market in 2019" "In other words, there is zero evidence that supports a zoonotic origin of the virus that excludes the involvement of research activity." "Details ofthese viruses and the experiments performed with them have not been shared in a timely manner."	quoted / not their view	quoted_external sentence carries quotation marks	denies

Statement

Grade

Attribution

Stance

Not true:"no evidence that live mammals were sold at the Wuhan seafood market in 2019" "In other words, there is zero evidence that supports a zoonotic origin of the virus that excludes the involvement of research activity." "Details ofthese viruses and the experiments performed with them have not been shared in a timely manner."

quoted / not their view

quoted_external sentence carries quotation marks

denies

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2021-05-20 07:08 Robert F. Garry open

Calling us devils - I guess so much for the "dispassionate science-based discourse."
2021-05-20 07:11 Robert F. Garry open

Oh my - just found out that Bill Gallaher's eldest son Will - age 50 - was found dead yesterday. No other details from Bill.
2021-05-20 07:58 Robert F. Garry open

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2021/05/19/experts-weigh-in-on-the-wuhan-lab-leak-hypothesis-492915
2021-05-20 08:04 Kristian G. Andersen open

@Robert Garry Shoot, that is super tragic. Very sorry to hear that :disappointed:
2021-05-20 08:13 Robert F. Garry

Important to note in Alina's written response - good to actually have something in writing - that she LIES. Not true:"no evidence that live mammals were sold at the Wuhan seafood market in 2019" "In other words, there is zero evidence that supports a zoonotic origin of the virus that excludes the involvement of research activity." "Details ofthese viruses and the experiments performed with them have not been shared in a timely manner."
2021-05-20 08:15 Robert F. Garry open

Nice quote @Kristian Andersen
2021-05-20 08:22 Robert F. Garry open

But eDim - how far out in left field is this dude?

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