CIA Now Believes COVID-19 Originated in a Lab

What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
CIA says COVID-19 more likely to have come from lab than nature
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Tom Cotton pans liberal media's earlier dismissals of lab leak theory after CIA announcement
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After new CIA finding, China says ‘extremely unlikely’ COVID-19 came from a lab
China on Monday dismissed the possibility that the virus that caused COVID-19 leaked from a lab, after the CIA said it now favors the so-called lab leak theory over natural transmission. “It is extremely unlikely the pandemic was caused by a lab leak,
CIA joins FBI, Energy Dept in backing Wuhan lab leak theory
Fox News' Alexandria Hoff provides details on CIE Director John Ratcliffe's move to declassify findings from an analysis on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Outnumbered' panelists weigh in.
China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak, as CIA now indicates
China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19​ came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed​, though with low confidence, that it did, rather than from natural transmission.
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Column: A CIA ‘assessment’ revives the fact-free claim that COVID started in a Chinese lab
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WSJ Opinion: The CIA's Covid Origin Reversal
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CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic. However, the agency admits it has "low confidence" in its conclusion and says both a natural origin and a research-related incident are still possible.