ClaimsBalaji Srinivasan

“I think eventually we'll will be able to resolve that and trace where the most recent roots of this virus are.”

Balaji Srinivasan, interviewee 13 March 2020 #78 Balaji Srinivasan: Exploring COVID-19 — The Knowledge Project (HappyScribe)

Prediction Biosecurity

Eventually scientists will be able to trace the most recent roots of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, though perhaps not for some time.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

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The prediction says 'eventually' and gives no time frame, so there is no clear test of it, and no evidence was researched for this claim.

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Balaji Srinivasan, “Eventually scientists will be able to trace the most recent roots of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, though perhaps not for some time.” (said 13 March 2020). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_596ef989b718, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_596ef989b718

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