Most conspiracies arise from dishonest people collaborating to cover their asses.

The Intercept recently published newly unredacted emails showing that those same “experts” seriously believed COVID could have come out of the lab.

Scientists like Dr. Fauci and other subject matter experts repeatedly sent messages to each other during the early days of the pandemic. Those messages showed that many of them harbored doubts about the possibilities of a natural origin.

But of course, it seems that as soon as they realized the implications, they switched positions dramatically. […]

Multiple “experts” on that conference call repeated, in writing, that they believed the lab leak required strong consideration.

One was described as being “70:30” or “60:40” in favor of an “accidental-release.” Another said he essentially couldn’t imagine the virus occurring naturally.

“I just can’t figure out how this gets accomplished in nature. … it’s stunning.”

Of course, they then wrote in a journal article just over a month later that they didn’t believe “any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible.”

That article came about quickly, despite the concerns, thanks in large part to Fauci.

Over the coming months and years, the narrative will shift to “we always said this could be a lab-leaked virus, because the science was essential to protect public health”, then stare at you like guppies when you protest otherwise.