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Hardly fake science...

Actually the paper he cites there (375) is very interesting too (various collegues wrote that one). Hardly 'fake' science. It's also peer reviewed and published in a highly regarded journal in 2006 when virology took off and science discovered exactly what was happening after SARS. Too bad no one listened.
Here, I'll give you an excerpt from that paper:
"The recent severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic, the discovery of SARS coronavirus (CoV), and the identification of SARS CoV-like viruses from Himalayan palm civets and a raccoon dog from wild-animal live markets in mainland China have led to a boost in interest in the discovery of novel coronaviruses in both humans and animals (8, 23, 26, 28, 40, 42). In 2004, a novel group 1 human coronavirus (HCoV), NL63, was reported independently by two groups (6, 34). In 2005, we described the discovery, complete genome sequence, clinical features, and molecular epidemiology of a novel group 2 human coronavirus, HKU1 (genotype A) (17, 37-39, 41). This virus has also subsequently been found in patients with respiratory tract infections in other countries (1, 30, 33). Recently, we have also identified a SARS CoV-like virus in Chinese horseshoe bats and a novel group 1 coronavirus in large bent-winged bats, lesser bent-winged bats, and Japanese long-winged bats in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (16, 27). The discovery of SARS CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats was confirmed by another group in other provinces in China (19). ...
....Based on these observations, we suspected that there is an additional CoV HKU1 genotype which has arisen from recombination between genotypes A and B of CoV HKU1....The potential of generation of novel species leading to zoonotic outbreaks and major consequences "

Now I know you're going to rip me to shreds for citing science, but do you know who partially funded this particular 'science'?

A math brat gambler from PITTSBURGH!

" Acknowledgements...; and the William Benter Infectious Disease Fund."

Wiki: "William "Bill" Benter (born 1957) is an American professional gambler and philanthropist who focuses on horse betting. Benter earned nearly $1 billion through the development of one of the most successful analysis computer software programs in the horse racing market.[1]
Benter is a philanthropist donating to charitable causes both in Hong Kong and the United States."

He was subsequently kicked out of Vegas, met a guy, started a business, moved to Hong Kong, got married, had a kid, and poof...donated money to science geeks from Hong Kong.
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William Benter was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] As he grew up, he wanted to use his mathematical talents to make a profit so immediately after finishing a university physics degree in 1977,[3] he went to the blackjack tables in Las Vegas and used his skills to count cards. He came across the book, Beat the Dealer, by Edward O. Thorp, which helped him improve his methods.[4] Seven years later, he was banned from all of Vegas’ strip's casinos.[2]"

So there you have it. Science, not fake, but...he's a democrat. About 62 or 63 and as of 2018 was reported as living back in Pittsburgh.