Editing Cobalt and Baby Blue-on-Blue (section)

== Examples and Illustrations ==
* '''Epidemiological Investigations''': Civilian researchers raising alternative theories on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 (e.g., lab-leak hypothesis) were subject to narrative containment and reputational attacks, particularly prior to broader institutional reevaluation.
* '''Intelligence-Linked Criminality''': Public inquiry into figures alleged to have state protection (e.g., Jeffrey Epstein) often encountered bureaucratic stonewalling or media discrediting, illustrating the containment dynamic in Cobalt-on-Baby form.
* '''Digital Information Control''': Programs operated by entities such as the Global Engagement Center (GEC) or CISA have been cited in public reports (e.g., Twitter Files) as coordinating with platforms to limit reach of unauthorized narratives—blending digital wetwork with narrative management.
* '''Scientific Obfuscation and Narrative Layering''': Some interpretations of the Cobalt–Baby dynamic include the use of public scientific narratives to obscure classified research. For example, [https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1868549695364297008 Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz alleged that fundamental fields of mathematics and physics have been strategically classified and removed from the scientific research community] to preserve compartmentalized programs. In this view, statecraft narratives are not only political but epistemological—shaping what is researchable, publishable, or fundable in public science domains.