CIA now says COVID most likely originated from a lab leak but has "low confidence" in its assessment
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to ...
Assessing Claims That the CIA Supports the Lab-Leak Hypothesis for COVID
On January 25, 2025, however, the CIA revised its previous assessment, announcing that it now favored a laboratory-associated ...
New Covid HKU5-CoV-2 strain detected by same Chinese laboratory at centre of 2020 outbreak
New variant of Covid is causing concern after it was detected by the same Chinese Lab which was linked to the original ...
Opinion
Column: A CIA ‘assessment’ revives the fact-free claim that COVID started in a Chinese lab
Not a speck of evidence has emerged showing that the COVID virus leaked from a Chinese lab. So why does a just-released CIA statement claim that it did? Blame politics.
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The COVID 'Contrarians' Are in Power. We Haven't Hashed Out Whether They Were Right.
"The whole COVID discussion turned into culture war dialogue, with one side saying, 'I believe in the economy and liberty,' ...
New York Post29d
CIA becomes latest intel agency to conclude COVID-19 likely originated from Chinese lab leak
On his way out, former CIA Director William Burns had called on the agency to take a stance on COVID-19’s origins instead of staying neutral, sources told the Wall Street Journal. Under ...
CIA believes COVID-19 most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while ...
Trump's Pick For FBI Deputy Director Is A Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist
Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who later hosted a Fox News show and pilots a popular right-wing podcast, ...
Indiatimes29d
CIA shifts stance on Covid-19 origins; claims lab leak 'more likely'
The CIA has shifted its stance on the origin of Covid-19, suggesting a lab leak is more likely than a natural origin based on existing intelligence. This assessment follows John Ratcliffe's ...
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CIA believes COVID-19 most likely originated from lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment that points the finger at China even while acknowledging ...