Washington Post columnist knocks Jon Stewart for pushing Wuhan lab-leak theory: Celebrities aren't 'experts'

The New York Times admitting The Babylon Bee is satire, not ‘misinformation’ in a correction, the media ignoring Biden’s attack on GOP while abroad, despite criticizing Trump for violating political norm and ABC’s Terry Moran getting panned for suggesting GOP would end the filibuster ‘in a heartbeat’ round out today’s top media headlinesWashington Post columnist Paul Waldman knocked comedian Jon Stewart for making an impassioned argument in favor of the Wuhan lab-leak theory during his Monday night appearance on "The Late Show."Stewart shocked Stephen Colbert's audience when he suggested it isn't farfetched to believe that the coronavirus pandemic originated from a Chinese coronavirus lab, comparing it to an "outbreak of chocolaty goodness near Hershey, Pennsylvania." "Maybe a steam shovel mated with a cocoa bean… or it's the f---in chocolate factory!" Stewart exclaimed. That didn't sit well with Waldman, who penned a piece on Tuesday titled, "Jon Stewart’s rant is a reminder: Don’t rely on celebrities for covid-19 theories."WASHINGTON POST ISSUES ‘CORRECTION’ ON 2020 TOM COTTON STORY CLAIMING COVID LAB-LEAK THEORY WAS ‘DEBUNKED’"It seems like a long time ago now, but Jon Stewart used to be an immensely important figure sitting at the place where politics and pop culture meet," Waldman began his op-ed about the former "Daily Show" host. "But these days, he’s retired and only emerges from time to time, and because he always delighted more in skewering Republicans, it was a bit shocking to see him go on an extended rant on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ about the coronavirus lab-leak theory."Waldman claimed that the lab-leak theory "has become associated with conservatives trying to prove that former president Donald Trump was right about everything" and knocked the liberal comedian for suggesting "it’s the only plausible explanation for the source of the virus.""This provides an important lesson about celebrities: You shouldn’t get your political opinions from them, or your scientific opinions either," Waldman wrote.