The trump admin is already busy bending reality to its will.

[Votto]

LOL So you believe "reality" is Chinese story that COVID started from some bat soup in a wet market, rather than the US Intelligence agencies evidence that is was a leak from the COVID lab down the street. Even though the Chinese have never been able to find a single bat with COVID

That's the "reality" you are living in? Really?

Biden pardoned Fauci for a reason.

He lied to Congress about funding gain of function to grow the damned virus in a Chinese lab. This has been basically proven.

Idiots.

 

[Independent thinker]

A top Chinese official on Monday denied suggestions from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that the Covid-19 pandemic was triggered by the virus leaking from a lab.

“The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the joint China–WHO expert team based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” said Mao Ning, Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a press briefing, according to news agency AFP.

Mao added that “this has been widely recognized by the international community and the scientific community.” Several studies have said that the virus originated naturally, arguing it may have spread among people who were exposed to infected animals sold at a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

But officials in Washington have harbored suspicions that the virus may have originated in a lab, before leaking out to the general population and causing a pandemic that killed millions of people and sent much of the world into harsh lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.

Over the weekend, the CIA issued a new public assessment about Covid just two days after former Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe was sworn in as its new director, in the new American administration under President Donald Trump.

China hits back at CIA over Covid lab leak accusation

Several studies have said the virus originated naturally — but U.S. intelligence changed its assessment over the weekend.

www.politico.eu

I have no dog in this fight. I always felt the accusation about the lab leak was trump's way of distracting the public away from his incompetent response to COVID. Something he's very good at. But I looked at the debate over the source of COVID being more of scientific than political significance.

The larger concern here being a trump appointee already using his authority to change a CIA assessment to please the boss. Authoritarians benefit from controlling the flow of information. It's just another example of how trump is doing what authoritarians do. It comes quite naturally to him.

Great, isn't it? We finally have a president who is willing to get things done.

 

[Rawley]

Biden pardoned Fauci for a reason.

He lied to Congress about funding gain of function to grow the damned virus in a Chinese lab. This has been basically proven.

Idiots.

I'm hoping some state sues him for the deaths he caused.

 

[Nobody911]

I don't think it's man-made. COVID-19 may have been created by Satan! lol.

The CIA's low-confidence assessment that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak is based on existing intelligence rather than new evidence. This conclusion, released on January 26, 2025, suggests that the totality of available reports points towards a research-related origin being more plausible than a natural one. However, the agency acknowledges that the evidence is inconclusive and contradictory, leading to its low confidence rating. The assessment was prompted by increased scrutiny from lawmakers and reflects ongoing debates about the virus's origins amid limited cooperation from Chinese authorities[1][2][3][4].

sources:
[1] CIA now says COVID most likely originated from a lab leak but has "low confidence" in its assessment
[2] C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
[3] CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely caused outbreak
[4] The CIA believes Covid most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding - The Times of India
[5] CIA says ‘more likely’ COVID-19 originated from a lab
[6] CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab, but agency has low confidence in its own finding
[7] Covid-19: CIA says lab leak most likely source of outbreak
[8] https://www.wsj.com/politics/nation...b-leak-theory-on-origins-of-covid-19-eff4e67c

Evidence indicates that COVID-19 is of natural origin rather than man-made. Research from the Scripps Research Institute and other studies confirm that SARS-CoV-2 evolved through natural processes, likely jumping from animals, such as bats or pangolins, to humans[1][2][6]. The virus's genetic structure shows no signs of laboratory manipulation, supporting the zoonotic transmission theory[3][4]. While debates about its origins continue, the consensus among scientists leans heavily towards a natural emergence rather than an artificial creation[5][6].

sources:
[1] Is COVID-19 Man-Made or Natural?
[2] The origins of COVID‐19 pandemic: A brief overview - PMC
[3] The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 - Nature Medicine
[4] COVID-19 is a natural infectious disease - PMC
[5] Covid origin: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is so disputed
[6] https://www.science.org/content/article/evidence-suggests-pandemic-came-nature-not-lab-panel-says
[7] Sick animals suggest COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market
[8] COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market animals after all, suggests latest study

 

[Oddball]

To save face with his own people, perhaps (and the world)? As China still seems to be doing today, if true? (Trump praised Xi's handling of COVID at the time....)

I don't even know what the hell that means.

 

[Oddball]

I don't think it's man-made. COVID-19 may have been created by Satan! lol.

The CIA's low-confidence assessment that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak is based on existing intelligence rather than new evidence. This conclusion, released on January 26, 2025, suggests that the totality of available reports points towards a research-related origin being more plausible than a natural one. However, the agency acknowledges that the evidence is inconclusive and contradictory, leading to its low confidence rating. The assessment was prompted by increased scrutiny from lawmakers and reflects ongoing debates about the virus's origins amid limited cooperation from Chinese authorities[1][2][3][4].

sources:
[1] CIA now says COVID most likely originated from a lab leak but has "low confidence" in its assessment
[2] C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
[3] CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely caused outbreak
[4] The CIA believes Covid most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding - The Times of India
[5] CIA says ‘more likely’ COVID-19 originated from a lab
[6] CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab, but agency has low confidence in its own finding
[7] Covid-19: CIA says lab leak most likely source of outbreak
[8] https://www.wsj.com/politics/nation...b-leak-theory-on-origins-of-covid-19-eff4e67c

Because if it's one bunch that the Murican people implicitly trust above all suspicion, it's the spooks at the fucking CIA!

 

[BackAgain]

A top Chinese official on Monday denied suggestions from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that the Covid-19 pandemic was triggered by the virus leaking from a lab.

“The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the joint China–WHO expert team based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” said Mao Ning, Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a press briefing, according to news agency AFP.

Mao added that “this has been widely recognized by the international community and the scientific community.” Several studies have said that the virus originated naturally, arguing it may have spread among people who were exposed to infected animals sold at a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

But officials in Washington have harbored suspicions that the virus may have originated in a lab, before leaking out to the general population and causing a pandemic that killed millions of people and sent much of the world into harsh lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.

Over the weekend, the CIA issued a new public assessment about Covid just two days after former Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe was sworn in as its new director, in the new American administration under President Donald Trump.

China hits back at CIA over Covid lab leak accusation

Several studies have said the virus originated naturally — but U.S. intelligence changed its assessment over the weekend.

www.politico.eu

I have no dog in this fight. I always felt the accusation about the lab leak was trump's way of distracting the public away from his incompetent response to COVID. Something he's very good at. But I looked at the debate over the source of COVID being more of scientific than political significance.

The larger concern here being a trump appointee already using his authority to change a CIA assessment to please the boss. Authoritarians benefit from controlling the flow of information. It's just another example of how trump is doing what authoritarians do. It comes quite naturally to him.

And if a top Chinese official denies the obvious, bug jumps on board that bandwagon.

 

[Concerned American]

“The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the joint China–WHO expert team based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” said Mao Ning, Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a press briefing, according to news agency AFP.

Of course you believe the WHO and the Chinese, LOL. Since you are such a staunch supporter of communist propaganda, why don't you pack your bags and hop a flight to Beijing? I am sure you'll be much happier there.

 

[Concerned American]

How telling that you speciously accuse me of pushing pro-CCP propaganda

Methinks you protest too much. It isn't difficult to make that accusation after reading the first TWO PARAGRAPHS of your OP. If you don't want to be accused of an act, it would be advisable to not commit it.

 

[struth]

A top Chinese official on Monday denied suggestions from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that the Covid-19 pandemic was triggered by the virus leaking from a lab.

“The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the joint China–WHO expert team based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” said Mao Ning, Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a press briefing, according to news agency AFP.

Mao added that “this has been widely recognized by the international community and the scientific community.” Several studies have said that the virus originated naturally, arguing it may have spread among people who were exposed to infected animals sold at a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

But officials in Washington have harbored suspicions that the virus may have originated in a lab, before leaking out to the general population and causing a pandemic that killed millions of people and sent much of the world into harsh lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.

Over the weekend, the CIA issued a new public assessment about Covid just two days after former Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe was sworn in as its new director, in the new American administration under President Donald Trump.

China hits back at CIA over Covid lab leak accusation

Several studies have said the virus originated naturally — but U.S. intelligence changed its assessment over the weekend.

www.politico.eu

I have no dog in this fight. I always felt the accusation about the lab leak was trump's way of distracting the public away from his incompetent response to COVID. Something he's very good at. But I looked at the debate over the source of COVID being more of scientific than political significance.

The larger concern here being a trump appointee already using his authority to change a CIA assessment to please the boss. Authoritarians benefit from controlling the flow of information. It's just another example of how trump is doing what authoritarians do. It comes quite naturally to him.

The report was conducted by the xiden admin, they keep it secret because xiden is owned by china

Trump just made it public

 

[westwall]

A top Chinese official on Monday denied suggestions from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that the Covid-19 pandemic was triggered by the virus leaking from a lab.

“The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the joint China–WHO expert team based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” said Mao Ning, Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a press briefing, according to news agency AFP.

Mao added that “this has been widely recognized by the international community and the scientific community.” Several studies have said that the virus originated naturally, arguing it may have spread among people who were exposed to infected animals sold at a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

But officials in Washington have harbored suspicions that the virus may have originated in a lab, before leaking out to the general population and causing a pandemic that killed millions of people and sent much of the world into harsh lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.

Over the weekend, the CIA issued a new public assessment about Covid just two days after former Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe was sworn in as its new director, in the new American administration under President Donald Trump.

China hits back at CIA over Covid lab leak accusation

Several studies have said the virus originated naturally — but U.S. intelligence changed its assessment over the weekend.

www.politico.eu

I have no dog in this fight. I always felt the accusation about the lab leak was trump's way of distracting the public away from his incompetent response to COVID. Something he's very good at. But I looked at the debate over the source of COVID being more of scientific than political significance.

The larger concern here being a trump appointee already using his authority to change a CIA assessment to please the boss. Authoritarians benefit from controlling the flow of information. It's just another example of how trump is doing what authoritarians do. It comes quite naturally to him.

If you don't think it is from a lab leak then you are even stupider than I thought it was possible for a human to be.

 

[westwall]

The question I have, is do you think they did it on purpose or was it an accident? They harmed themselves more than anyone, if China did it on purpose, which I tend to find very hard to believe....

I think it was an accident and then they decided to capitalize on it.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

Imaginary emergencies are powering Trump’s agenda​

The U.S. oil and gas industry is booming, with production at record levels, while renewable sources of energy are expanding at a healthy clip and gasoline prices are at their lowest level in more than three years.

To President Donald Trump, all this good news amounts to a “national emergency.” Or so he claimed in one of the flurry of executive orders signed on his first day in office.

Dire, too, is the situation at the southern border, where, in another emergency declaration, Trump deemed there to be an “invasion” taking place, which is causing “widespread chaos.”

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www.washingtonpost.com

trump is his own reality distortion field.

There is no bigger imaginary emergency than globalclimatewarmingchange.

 

[berg80]

Biden pardoned Fauci for a reason.

He lied to Congress about funding gain of function to grow the damned virus in a Chinese lab. This has been basically proven.

Idiots.

Liar.

 

[westwall]

You can bank on the fact that part of the reason Dotard withdrew from the WHO is because its conclusion favored the natural occurrence theory.

No, because they are leeches providing nothing useful for the American people.

 

[berg80]

There is no bigger imaginary emergency than globalclimatewarmingchange.

I'm going with the world's foremost climate scientists on that one rather than Dotard's ignorant opinion.

 

[westwall]

What we need to understand is that whether this horrible virus spread from a wet market or from a Bio-Weapons lab, we definitely SHOULD NOT wear masks or take vaccines to protect ourselves from it!!!

Right?

Correct. The masks protect the virus from the Sun you blithering idiot. Direct sunlight destroys the virus in under 2 minutes, morons, like you, who wear masks protect the virus from sunlight.

Duh...

 

[martybegan]

The question I have, is do you think they did it on purpose or was it an accident? They harmed themselves more than anyone, if China did it on purpose, which I tend to find very hard to believe....

It was likely an accident, but that isn't the real issue. The real issue is the left seeming to be in the tank with the CCP and the WHO and against the truth.

 

[martybegan]

I'm going with the world's foremost climate scientists on that one rather than Dotard's ignorant opinion.

So you go with the people with an agenda that benefit from said agenda.

Yep, totally unbiased sources,,,,,

 

[Billiejeens]

A top Chinese official on Monday denied suggestions from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that the Covid-19 pandemic was triggered by the virus leaking from a lab.

“The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the joint China–WHO expert team based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” said Mao Ning, Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a press briefing, according to news agency AFP.

Mao added that “this has been widely recognized by the international community and the scientific community.” Several studies have said that the virus originated naturally, arguing it may have spread among people who were exposed to infected animals sold at a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

But officials in Washington have harbored suspicions that the virus may have originated in a lab, before leaking out to the general population and causing a pandemic that killed millions of people and sent much of the world into harsh lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.

Over the weekend, the CIA issued a new public assessment about Covid just two days after former Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe was sworn in as its new director, in the new American administration under President Donald Trump.

China hits back at CIA over Covid lab leak accusation

Several studies have said the virus originated naturally — but U.S. intelligence changed its assessment over the weekend.

www.politico.eu

I have no dog in this fight. I always felt the accusation about the lab leak was trump's way of distracting the public away from his incompetent response to COVID. Something he's very good at. But I looked at the debate over the source of COVID being more of scientific than political significance.

The larger concern here being a trump appointee already using his authority to change a CIA assessment to please the boss. Authoritarians benefit from controlling the flow of information. It's just another example of how trump is doing what authoritarians do. It comes quite naturally to him.

Nothing was changed.