China slams CIA's COVID lab leak claim

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Ex-CNN editor Chris Cilizza conceded on Monday that he "screwed up" in his assessment of the lab leak theory, suggesting that President Trump was likely right about COVID's origins.
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.
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
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 reach a definitive answer for more than five years. Now that the CIA has at last come to a conclusion, not all scientists are sold on what it has reported, seeing the results as thinly scientifically sourced.
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 Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low
Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, (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.
After new CIA finding, China says ‘extremely unlikely’ COVID-19 came from a lab
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. “It is extremely unlikely the pandemic was caused by a lab leak,
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 assesses lab leak most plausible source of Covid-19, though with low confidence
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
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