CIA now says Covid DID come from Chinese
lab in stunning reversal after years of
denial under Biden
Posted By: OhioNick, 1/25/2025 4:20:50 PM
The CIA has today revealed its belief that COVID-19 was likely leaked from a Chinese lab after years of denial under the Biden administration. A spokesperson for the agency said on Saturday that they now favor the lab theory. Officials said that there is no new evidence behind their shift in opinion - it is based on the same evidence they have been mulling over for months. '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.
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CIA now says Covid DID come from Chinese
lab in stunning reversal after years of
denial under Biden 31 replies
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denial under Biden 31 replies
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