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 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.
CIA Shifts View on Covid-19 Cause With Lab Leak as ‘More Likely’
The Central Intelligence Agency said the Covid-19 pandemic “more likely” originated from a lab leak than a natural source, shifting its stance after previously saying both scenarios were possible.
CIA believes COVID-19 came from a lab, but evidence is inconclusive
The assessment released Saturday points at China while acknowledging that the CIA has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.
CIA now favours ‘lab leak’ theory to explain Covid-19 origins
New CIA director John Ratcliffe has long said he believes the virus most likely emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CIA suggests lab leak likely source of Covid-19 outbreak
The CIA suggests a lab leak in China as the likely origin of Covid-19 but notes the conclusion is made with low confidence.
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 Now Backs Lab Leak Theory To Explain COVID-19 Origins
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said one of his first priorities was getting his agency to make a public assessment on the pandemic's origins. "That's a day-one thing for me," he said .
CIA says COVID-19 'more likely' to have leaked from lab
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday (Jan 25). The
CIA Now Favors Lab Leak Theory on Origins of Covid-19
The intelligence agency says it has a “low confidence” in its new finding, but this is further than it has ever gone in pinpointing the origin of the virus that killed millions worldwide.
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.
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