"Immediately, U.S. corporatist media began, without evidence, to echo
CCP propaganda — saying the virus leaking from a lab was a
“conspiracy theory.” The Washington Post headline on the topic said,
“Experts debunk fringe theory linking China’s coronavirus to weapons
research.”"
https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/27/wuhan-lab-leak-controversy-illuminates-why-u-s-corporate-media-amplify-communist-propaganda/