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In a significant turn, a CIA whistleblower has testified before Congress alleging that the agency attempted to influence the origins of COVID-19, allegedly offering financial incentives to analysts to sway conclusions toward a natural origin — the virus jumping from animals to humans — rather than a lab leak.
According to the whistleblower, six out of seven analysts on the CIA's COVID-19 origins task force favored the lab-leak theory, but the agency ultimately produced an undetermined assessment due to conflicting evidence and sourcing issues. The allegation suggests external pressure to dismiss the laboratory hypothesis, which has been a contentious and politically charged subject.