CIA, COVID-19

The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The nuanced finding suggests the agency believes the totality of evidence makes a lab origin more likely than a natural origin.
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.
China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak, as CIA now indicates
China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19​ came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed​, though with low confidence, that it did, rather than from natural transmission.
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.
CIA releases new analysis on COVID origins favoring lab leak theory
The CIA has changed its assessment on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, now favoring the lab leak theory. But some worry this could be an indication of politicization.
CIA believes Covid-19 likely caused by lab leak, NBC News reports
CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain plausible.”
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.
CIA says lab leak favored as likely COVID origin
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a lab. Here’s what to know about the declassified document released Saturday
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low
The CIA admits it has "low confidence" in its conclusion and says both a natural origin and a research-related incident are still possible. HealthDay News — After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic.
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.
Origin unknown: why the Covid China lab leak theory still matters
Several US agencies and some scientists have proposed the lab leak theory over the past few years. But other experts insist there are good reasons to think the devastating pathogen emerged from a market where animals are traded.
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CIA shifts theory on COVID origin: Reports
“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 spokesperson ...
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CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab, but agency has low confidence in its own finding
WASHINGTON — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at ...
Tom Cotton pans liberal media's earlier dismissals of lab leak theory after CIA announcement
Sen. Tom Cotton took a dig at the liberal media for its early dismissal of he lab-leak hypothesis after the CIA's newly ...