Four federal agencies consider lab-leak hypothesis for COVID origin, one ranks it "low confidence" spurring WSJ headline

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mattkime wrote:
Here's the NYTimes headline -

Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says

And yet they don't have a single on the record statement from the Energy Dept.

Some officials briefed on the intelligence said that it was relatively weak and that the Energy Department’s conclusion was made with “low confidence,” suggesting its level of certainty was not high.

Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, declined to confirm the intelligence.