The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.
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 ...
On January 25, 2025, however, the CIA revised its previous assessment, announcing that it now favored a laboratory-associated ...
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, ...
The CIA says it has "low confidence" in its assessment that a "research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely." ...
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.
The US spy agency points the finger at China while acknowledging it has "low confidence" in its own conclusion, which is based on fresh analysis of intelligence about the spread of the virus.
"The whole COVID discussion turned into culture war dialogue, with one side saying, 'I believe in the economy and liberty,' ...
The CIA on Saturday offered a new assessment on the origin of the Covid outbreak, saying the coronavirus is "more likely" to ...
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 ...
The “CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the Covid-19 pandemic remain plausible,” the statement said. A U.S. official granted anonymity to share ...