The New York Times published an investigative report, pointing out that Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui used the American right-wing media and Yan Limeng to craft a conspiracy theory on the origin of the novel Coronavirus for their own political purposes. That turned Yan into an overnight sensation in the right-wing media, with President Donald Trump's top advisers and conservative pundits hailing her as a hero. But just as quickly, social networking sites labeled her interview as containing "false information," and scientists rejected her research as sophistry dressed up in jargon. 6park.com

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The article Outlines the people who have helped Yan, including Wang Dinggang, a Chinese YouTube commentator who goes by the online name "Lu". Wang Dinggang used to be a businessman before he came to the United States for unknown reasons. He is one of a growing number of commenters on the Chinese market. They mix expert opinion, serious analysis and downright rumour with programming that appeals to overseas Chinese, who tend to distrust China's official media but have few reliable news sources in their native language. 6park.com

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The article also investigated Wang's connections to Guo Wengui and Bannon, claiming that "Yan's evolution was orchestrated by fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui and former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon." "They put Yan on a plane to the United States, provided her with accommodations, instructed her on media appearances and helped her connect with popular conservative TV hosts like Tucker Carlson and Lou Dobbs," it said. The New York Times writer observed that these media people encouraged Yan's firm belief that the virus was a genetically engineered product, "accepting her evidence regardless of whether it was right or wrong." 6park.com

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In an analysis of the reasons for this, the New York Times wrote: "They have taken advantage of China's unwillingness to provide information. The Chinese government has refused to share virus samples and has blocked a transparent, independent investigation into the source of the virus. Its initial cover-up of the outbreak reinforced suspicions about the source of the virus." "The overwhelming evidence suggests that novel coronavirus almost certainly originated in an animal, most likely a bat, and evolved into a pathogen capable of infecting humans," the authors note. While U.S. intelligence agencies have not ruled out the possibility of a laboratory leak, so far they have not found any evidence to support this view.