evidence: Many readers have asked us about comments supposedly made by Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo. We begin today's edition by setting the record straight on Professor Honjo's stance on the source of the novel coronavirus. [...] No, Nobel Prize winner Tasuku Honjo did not say the coronavirus is 'not natural' Social media posts claiming that Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo said the novel coronavirus was "not natural" and "manufactured in China" are false, according to fact checkers at AAP, AFP and Snopes.