CIA Backs Lab Leak Theory as Likely Origin of COVID-19: Report

The CIA has reportedly said that it now favors the lab leak theory as the most likely explanation for the origins of COVID-19.

The agency’s analysis, based on evidence it has had for months, comes in response to a look into the conditions at high-security laboratories in Wuhan, China, prior to the pandemic, according to the New York Times.

The outlet reported that sources familiar with the agency’s work have said that this closer scrutiny of Wuhan labs has been a key focus in the agency’s assessment. A CIA spokesperson emphasized that while the lab leak theory currently has more support among analysts, other theories remain plausible, and the agency continues to evaluate all credible intelligence related to the pandemic’s origins.

In the remaining days of the Biden administration, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan ordered a classified review of the origin of COVID-19. Part of the review included former CIA director William J. Burns telling analysts that they need to take a position on how the virus originated.

Newly appointed CIA director John Ratcliffe has long supported the lab leak theory. On Thursday, he told Breitbart that he wanted the agency to no longer be “on the sidelines” regarding the pandemic origin debate. […]

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