Having served as an open spigot for faux facts and denials of the Wuhan virus's origins, The Lancet has now given space to a vexxed article by Marcia Langton, Tom Calma and others that is as curious as it is misleading. Factor in a bristling Noel Pearson's chat with 3AW and a stepped-up unpleasantness if the 'Yes' case fails appears foregone