FBI director confirms COVID likely originated from Wuhan Lab
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On Wednesday, America and China responded to the Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s confirmation on Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic “most likely” originated from a lab in Wuhan, China. Left-leaning articles highlight China’s continual denial about Wuhan being the origin of COVID-19, while right-leaning articles highlight Republicans demands for transparency from the FBI about what information it has on the situation.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed in an interview with Fox News on Feb. 28 that the bureau’s assessment was that the virus came from a lab incident in Wuhan, China. In 2021, news sources reported that the FBI had “moderate confidence” that the pandemic started in Wuhan; and Tuesday’s confirmation is the second time a federal agency recently pointed towards a lab leak as the cause of the pandemic.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that China is continually denying that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan. China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that U.S. intelligence agencies’ involvement was indicative of the “politicization” of the situation. She said, on behalf of China, that the U.S. should “respect science and facts.” The article highlighted that this is the second day in a row that China is denying that COVID-19 originated from a lab in Wuhan.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that, in light of Wray’s confirmation of the FBI’s stance on the origins of COVID-19, Republicans are now calling for FBI documents on the topic to be declassified and are demanding “full transparency” to the public about the origins of COVID-19. On Tuesday, former deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger responded to Wray’s admission and confirmed that he is certain the Chinese military is involved in coronavirus research.
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COVID-19 pandemic 'most likely' started in Wuhan lab, FBI Director Christopher Wray says
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