Lab leak theory gains traction, as CIA makes call

“CIA Confirms Likely Lab Origin of Covid-19 Amidst Controversy and Suppressed Evidence”

Five years after the emergence of a new coronavirus, the CIA’s assessment suggesting a likely laboratory origin is not surprising to those familiar with the topic.

A lab origin appears the most logical explanation for the outbreak in Wuhan, China.

There has been no substantial evidence supporting a zoonotic origin for Covid-19, despite extensive searches for a potential animal host.

Leading scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology showed immediate concern about their involvement when the virus was first reported.

Shi Zhengli, dubbed the ‘bat lady’, expressed worry while returning to Wuhan, and Anthony Fauci in the US questioned whether their institute had funded related research there.

This American funding had previously breached a ban established under the Obama administration.

Following this, a significant cover-up began, with scientists dismissing the lab leak theory as absurd, despite private communications indicating they believed the virus could have originated in a lab.

Prominent US scientists were at risk of losing their reputations and funding, which would be jeopardised by the admission of US funding for research that might have led to Covid-19.

Medical journals rejected studies supporting the lab leak theory, reinforcing the narrative of a naturally-occurring virus based on a flawed consensus.

This breach of trust caused public outrage when the truth emerged.

Intelligence agencies also supported the natural-origins narrative, with initial statements misleadingly claiming Covid-19 was not man-made.

Critical information about the first known case being a scientist at the Wuhan Institute was suppressed.