Matt Ridley

England

Reporter at Freelance

Biologist | Author of Red Queen, Genome, Rational Optimist, and Viral: The Search for the #OriginOfCovid: https://t.co/wHGfoouaqx

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Why won’t western scientists condemn Wuhan?

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Matt Ridley

“I am officially launching my new company: Cathy Medicine. We will eradicate diseases in future generations through germline gene editing.” This is one of several strongly – and strangely – worded tweets sent in recent weeks from the X account of He Jiankui, a Chinese scientist who served a three-year prison sentence for gene-editing two human embryos. Those embryos are now people: seven-year old twin girls living under the pseudonyms Lulu and Nana. “Good morning bitches,” Dr. He wrote on April 16.
Trump is bungling the explosive truth about Covid-19's origins

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Matt Ridley

There is a glaring double standard here. Scientists are happy to sensationalise future risks to humanity from runaway climate change or malevolent artificial intelligence. Ten years ago, they were keen to warn about the risks of virology labs, too.
Senator Mike Lee Says COVID-19, George Floyd Protests Enabled Election Changes Benefiting Democrats, Inflation Aided Trump

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

7 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)Published Apr 19, 2025, 08:10 PMSenator Mike Lee has publicly stated that the COVID-19 pandemic was leveraged to benefit the Democratic Party. This assertion aligns with claims that the pandemic, along with the George Floyd protests and subsequent lockdowns, facilitated changes to federal election procedures and rules, which some argue influenced the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Dr. Anthony Fauci Earns $3.5 Million in First Year of Retirement, Assets Exceed $15 Million Amid NIH and Wuhan Lab Controversy

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

8 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)Updated Apr 18, 2025, 09:17 PMDr. Anthony Fauci earned $3.5 million in his first year of retirement from government service, according to documents reported by the Daily Caller. His household assets increased by over $3.5 million during this period, bringing his total net worth to more than $15 million.
Trump Administration Rebrands Covid.gov, Declares Wuhan Lab Leak Most Likely Pandemic Origin

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

120 posts • OpenAI (o3)Updated Apr 18, 2025, 09:18 PMThe White House on 18 April 2025 replaced the federal Covid‑19 portal, Covid.gov, with a webpage asserting that the SARS‑CoV‑2 outbreak “most likely” began with a lab‑related incident at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology.
David Zweig's 'An Abundance of Caution' Critiques COVID-19 School Closures, Citing Irreversible Educational Damage and Media Role

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

17 posts • GPT (4.1 mini)Updated Apr 18, 2025, 07:24 PMJournalist David Zweig, a freelancer known for his controversial pandemic coverage published in outlets such as WIRED, New York, and The New York Times, has released a new book titled "An Abundance of Caution". The book critically examines the COVID-19 school closures, arguing that these measures were based on flawed medical consensus and unscientific policies promoted by the media, unions, and officials.
Trump Administration Updates COVID Website, Cites Wuhan Lab Leak and Accuses Fauci of Cover-Up

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

The White House quietly updated its website to confirm COVID-19 originated from a Chinese lab. The site also accuses Dr. Fauci of orchestrating a media campaign to bury the lab-leak theory.
White House Relaunches COVID-19 Site Highlighting Wuhan Lab Leak and Fauci Cover-Up

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

5 posts • ChatGPT (GPT-4.1 mini)Published Apr 18, 2025, 02:12 PMThe White House has replaced its COVID-19 vaccination-focused website with a new site dedicated to outlining the origins of the virus, specifically highlighting the lab leak theory from Wuhan, China. The updated site includes extensive documentation and claims related to the virus's origin, including allegations that Dr. Anthony Fauci and U.S. agencies attempted to cover up the lab leak.
Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Questions Medical Journals on Competing Viewpoints, NIH Funding, and Vaccine Research

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

4 posts • ChatGPT (GPT-4.1 mini)Published Apr 17, 2025, 09:47 PMA U.S. attorney appointed during the Trump administration has sent letters to academic medical journals questioning their editorial policies, specifically regarding the acceptance of articles representing competing viewpoints.
Declassified Report Alleges Fauci Created False Narrative on COVID Lab Leak, Commissioned Proximal Origins Paper in 2020

3 weeks ago | deepnewz.com | Matt Ridley

8 posts • ChatGPT (GPT-4.1 mini)Published Apr 17, 2025, 07:21 PMFormer CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield has cited a recently declassified military report alleging that Dr. Anthony Fauci created a false narrative to protect gain-of-function research related to COVID-19. This report supports the theory that the coronavirus may have originated from a lab leak, a claim that was initially dismissed publicly by Fauci.

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