DISINFO: Coronavirus was created in the USA, at Fort Detrick
SUMMARY
The only possible origin of the coronavirus is the United States because only this country has all the branches of the evolutionary tree of coronaviruses. The original source of the COVID-19 virus was the US military laboratory at Fort Detrick.
RESPONSE
This is a conspiracy theory, presented with no evidence to support the claim that the coronavirus was created in the USA. This is part of the Kremlin's ongoing coronavirus disinformation campaign. Read a similar case claiming that the US is behind the coronavirus. Experts at the World Health Organisation have concluded the disease first appeared in the Chinese province of Hubei. As of 23 March, the virus has infected 332,935 people and killed 14,510 around the world.