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 …

Jan 25, 2025 · CIA lab leak. A new CIA assessment about the origination of COVID was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump’s …

Jan 25, 2025 · John Ratcliffe, the new director of the C.I.A., has long favored the lab leak hypothesis. He has said it is a critical piece of intelligence that needs to be understood and …

Jan 25, 2025 · Ratcliffe has long argued that the virus most likely emerged from a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. John Ratcliffe at a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation …

6 days ago · Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, has said he favors the lab leak scenario, too. "The lab leak is the only theory supported by …

5 days ago · S ince COVID-19 first took off, ... It is extremely unlikely that the pandemic was caused by a lab leak,” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press conference. …

6 days ago · CIA Director John Ratcliffe on the likelihood of the COVID-19 lab leak theory, global threats to U.S. national security interests and President Trump revoking security clearances …

Apr 18, 2023 · Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Tuesday the theory that COVID-19 leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China is the “only” credible explanation for the …

Apr 18, 2023 · These included the headwinds created when a lab leak assessment was initially labeled and falsely reported with near unanimity as a “conspiracy theory” by conflicted …

5 days ago · The new assessment came after John Ratcliffe was confirmed last week as CIA director in the President Trump's second administration. ... CIA now says COVID most likely …