CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely caused outbreak
The agency said it has “low confidence” in its judgment and that it would continue evaluating new intelligence reporting.
CIA now says COVID-19 'more likely' to have come from lab
The CIA says it has "low confidence" in its assessment that a "research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely."
CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab
This shift follows John Ratcliffe's confirmation as CIA director, with the agency now prioritising investigations into the virus's origins.
CIA now favors lab-leak theory, as critics of covid response take power
New CIA Director John Ratcliffe ordered the covid origins analysis declassified, which a spokesperson described as a “low-confidence” assessment.
CIA Believes COVID Likely Originated From a Lab, but Agency Has Low Confidence in Its Own Finding
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.
CIA says lab leak most likely source of Covid outbreak
The CIA on Saturday offered a new assessment on the origin of the Covid outbreak, saying the coronavirus is "more likely" to have leaked from a Chinese lab than to have come from animals. But the intelligence agency cautioned it had "low confidence" in this determination.
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