It may seem absurd, but it really happened.
How can we figure this out, though? Can we trust the numerous news articles that were published after the fact?
A consensus in the media can be a good indicator of the accuracy of information, but it is not enough to confidently assert that the news is true.
We can, however, state with certainty that the infection occurred in a laboratory thanks to this case study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases and conducted by scientists from various Italian universities.