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Mufasa Feb 28, 2023

Energy Dept. reignites bitter COVID origin debate with shaky lab leak stance

#USDoE #COVID #CovidOrigins
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/energy-dept-reignites-bitter-covid-origin-debate-with-shaky-lab-leak-stance/

Energy Dept. leans toward lab leak as COVID origin, at odds with other agencies

"There is not a definitive answer that has emerged from the intelligence community."

Ars Technica

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Mufasa Mar 1, 2023

FBI director accuses #China of trying to 'thwart and obfuscate' #Covid origin probe

"The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic were most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan," FBI Director #ChristopherWray said in a #FoxNews exclusive interview Tuesday.

#WuhanLabIncident #CovidOrigins #FBI

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fbi-director-says-china-trying-thwart-covid-origin-probe-rcna72805

FBI director says China trying to thwart Covid origin probe

FBI Director Chris Wray said Tuesday that Beijing has stymied efforts by the U.S. and others to investigate the origins of the coronavirus.

NBC News

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Mufasa

#China's CCP warns #ElonMusk against sharing #Wuhan lab leak report

Chinese state-run media warned #Tesla CEO Elon Musk that he was risking his relationship with China after he retweeted about the U.S. government’s “low-confidence” assessment that the Covid pandemic originated in a Wuhan laboratory.

The warning comes ahead of a congressional hearing on China, and after the downing of a Chinese espionage balloon heightened tensions between Beijing and the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/28/chinas-ccp-warns-elon-musk-against-sharing-wuhan-lab-leak-report.html

China's CCP warns Elon Musk against sharing Wuhan lab leak report

Chinese state media warned Tesla CEO Elon Musk that he could be endangering his relationship with China after Musk shared tweets about a Wuhan laboratory.

CNBC