CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab | AP News
Jan 26, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came
But on Jan. 25, 2025, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) weighed in, saying in a statement to reporters that the virus is “more likely” to have come from a lab than a natural reservoir...
CIA now says COVID most likely originated from a lab leak
Jan 27, 2025 · 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...
CIA assesses lab leak most plausible source of Covid-19, though …
Jan 25, 2025 · 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...
CIA bribed its own COVID-19 origin team to reject lab-leak
Sep 12, 2023 · An unnamed CIA whistleblower has made the dramatic allegation that six analysts there were bribed to reject the theory that COVID-19 resulted from a research-related leak of a new coronavirus, according to a press release today from the office of the Republican leading a congressional investigation into the pandemic.
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
Jan 25, 2025 · Former officials say they are not averse to a new examination of the Covid origins intelligence by the Trump administration.
CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely …
The CIA said Saturday it has shifted its previous assessments and has concluded that it’s likely the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a Chinese lab before it became a global pandemic but added...
CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from
Jan 25, 2025 · 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...
China dismisses CIA's lab leak assessment for COVID-19 origin
Jan 27, 2025 · 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.
CIA concludes COVID-19 likely originated from China lab leak
Jan 26, 2025 · The Central Intelligence Agency has thrown its weight behind the lab leak theory as the most plausible origin of COVID-19 — reversing its previous stance that it was unsure where the virus...