no one reasonable is claiming that China released it purposefully.

President Trump has called it the Chinese Virus numerous times. The media doesn't blame China directly but they are pretending to be polite, behaving political while making the populace afraid of the Virus that originated from China.

The underlying sentiment from the public is this is Chinas fault for ruining their lives, making them prisoners in their homes and making them lose their jobs. This is exactly how you rally the populace for hatred towards another race and country before all out war.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9siwWlAuNGE
• https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2020-04-03/report-coronavirus-poster-prank-led-armed-confrontation-dorm-room-angelo-state
• https://nextshark.com/racist-message-road-asian-community-sydney/

Even if it is used to fuel hatred that does not make it a false flag.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH4hnuJX9gk - Fort Detrick military Lab closed August last year. KGB (The Russians) claim HIV and Ebola were created at Fort Detrick. People get sick in the surrounding area with symptoms matching Covid19 but the news blames it on Vaping illness.

• https://youtu.be/l2ZRT-gWZ8M?t=1579 - Event 201, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation exercise in October last year planned for an outbreak of zoonotic coronavirus global pandemic. Dr Fauzi has ties to Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.