a massive lack of critical thinking by 90% of people in this thread.
Yes the article is from a biased source...
But also - yes you can (as one actually reasonable poster did...) just google the study for youreslf and see if they are lying.
To me it seems like they are just playing up one part of the study, the fact that if it were correct, it is technically possible (if unlikely) that the virus originated elsewhere.. They aren't outright lying about the study or what it means, they are just emphasizing the bit that suits their narrative.
Still though, even if its true that its been in humans for longer then we previously knew, it was still likely within China rather than elsewhere.