CIA becomes latest intel agency to conclude COVID-19 likely originated from Chinese lab leak
Langley joins the FBI and Energy Department in agreeing that a lab leak is the most likely source of the pandemic.
CIA says COVID-19 more likely to have come from lab than nature
It was unclear the extent to which the agency has collected new intelligence on COVID-19's origins and whether that new evidence was used to formulate the latest assessment.
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
Trump’s CIA Now Backs Controversial Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory
The CIA says both a natural origin and a lab leak "remain plausible" as potential sources of covid-19, following a review of the pandemic's origins.
Was COVID-19 leaked from a lab? The CIA thinks so
A newly declassified CIA report has added fuel to the Covid-19 origin debate. The report was released under new CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Saturday, January 25. It suggests that a laboratory
CIA shifts theory on COVID origin: Reports
The Central Intelligence Agency said COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak in China in a Saturday statement, pivoting from a previously neutral stance just a few days after Director John
CIA assesses lab leak most plausible source of Covid-19, though with low confidence
The CIA now assesses the virus that causes Covid-19 more likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China, rather than occurring naturally, according to a statement from the agency Saturday, just days after Director John Ratcliffe took the reins.
CIA has 'low confidence' COVID-19 leaked from lab in China
The Central Intelligence Agency with a "low confidence" has changed its stance and concluded that it's likely the COVI-19 virus was leaked from a Chinese lab before it became a global pandemic five years ago.
CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak
The Central Intelligence Agency said Saturday that it’s more likely a lab leak caused the Covid-19 pandemic than an infected animal that spread the virus to people, changing the agency’s yearslong stance that it couldn’t conclude with certainty where the pandemic started.
What to Know About the CIA's Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
Since COVID-19 first took off, political leaders, infectious disease specialists, and the lay public have debated its origins. Eventually, two hypotheses emerged: Either the virus crossed over from animals to humans in a wet market in Wuhan—the city in which the disease first appeared—or it leaked from a Chinese lab,
CIA believes virus responsible for COVID most likely originated from a lab
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
INTERNATIONAL VIEW - «They didn’t allow us to cry»: In Wuhan, COVID-19's origin point, many are trying to forget
The first discoveries of people infected with the COVID-19 virus were in Wuhan. Five years after the initial lockdown was ...
Ex-CNN pundit admits Trump was likely 'right' about COVID-19 likely leaking from a lab
Ex-CNN editor Chris Cilizza conceded on Monday that he "screwed up" in his assessment of the lab leak theory, suggesting that ...
COVID-19: Why we're looking for the pandemic's origin
The CIA says lab leak is most likely source of COVID outbreak. But there is no consensus among scientists whether it ...
CIA reveal what they think started Covid-19 pandemic
Previously, the CIA did not take a position on where the virus - which is responsible for more than seven million deaths ...