Langley joins the FBI and Energy Department in agreeing that a lab leak is the most likely source of the pandemic.

The CIA says it has 'low confidence' in its assessment that a 'research-related origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is more likely' and notes in its statement that both scenarios - lab origin and natural origin - remain plausible.

The CIA’s new assessment suggests COVID-19 likely originated from a Chinese lab, though it maintains low confidence in this conclusion. The finding, based on prior intelligence, may not resolve ongoing debates about the virus’s origins,

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.

The Central Intelligence Agency switched its view to conclude that COVID-19 most likely originated from a Chinese lab leak. The change comes shortly after CIA Director John Ratcliffe was sworn into his new position,

The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was "more likely" leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals. The new assessment came after John Ratcliffe was confirmed Thursday as the CIA director under the second White House administration of Donald Trump.