CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab | AP News
Jan 25, 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 …
CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely …
Jan 25, 2025 · 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 …
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came
Jan 27, 2025 · Only one day before the CIA’s statement, the agency’s just-sworn-in director, John Ratcliffe, signalled that a new position on the origins of COVID-19 was coming.
CIA now says COVID most likely originated from a lab leak ... - CBS …
Jan 26, 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 …
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 …
China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came ... - CBS …
Jan 27, 2025 · "CIA assesses with low confidence that a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely than a natural origin based on the available body of reporting," a CIA …
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, …
CIA says Covid-19 probably leaked from Chinese laboratory
Jan 25, 2025 · The CIA has concluded that Covid-19 probably began as a leak from a laboratory in China in a new assessment of the origins of the pandemic that killed millions of people.
CIA now says COVID-19 'more likely' to have come from lab
Jan 25, 2025 · The CIA says it has "low confidence" in its assessment that a "research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely" and notes in its statement that both scenarios …
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
Jan 25, 2025 · A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.