Conspiracy Theory was just code for inconvenient truth that we are going to deny for political reasons.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/credibility-crisis-new-york-times-helped-mislead-america-over-covid-lab-leak-theory
Now everyone is coming out with 'mistakes were made' stories but trying to play them off as good faith efforts that were just off target.
Real Ministry of Truth stuff going on here.