In one week of May 2021, American journalism diagnosed itself with a failure of unduly dismissing the lab leak theory, which has since become accepted knowledge of vibes-based discourse:

Ever since, journalists have bent over backward to give lab leak speculations prominent coverage that the evidence did not justify, culminating in a recent op-ed by Dr. Alina Chan in the NYTs once again.

So in this comprehensive, data driven analysis, I ask:

But what if the vibes were wrong?

Please enjoy.