Yes it was true, and the CCP did best to try to wriggle out. Chinese virologist knew all about this and exposed it. She was forced to flee with her life. Here she is on twitter. Dr. Li-Meng YAN https://twitter.com/DrLiMengYAN1/status/1474921521525125123
It is like a spy story.
Read her paper after the attacks https://zenodo.org/records/4650821
Also https://sallyparadise.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/the2ndyanreport8oct2020.pdf
This was debunked in 2021 as misleading and flawed
Yan did not work at Wuhan lab
Her preprints did not undergo the scientific peer review process
Who the F is Sally Paradise
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/12/china-covid-misinformation-li-meng-yan/
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/617562
PS: You are, IOW, passing on misinformation that became viral by assholes like pardoned Felon and ex tRUMP advisor Steve Bannon, racist POS liar Tucker Carlson... et al!