Another Federal Agency Backs The Lab Leak Theory As Likely COVID-19 Origin

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🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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COVID-19 most likely spread as the result of a lab leak in Wuhan, China, according to a recent Department of Energy report aimed at deriving the pandemic's origin. This theory was once marked as disinformation on popular social media sites; now, this assessment from the US Energy Department echoes the FBI’s 2021 conclusion that an unintentional leak from the Wuhan Virology Institute was the likely origin of the pandemic. Former World Health Organization advisory board member Jamie Metzl was one of the first to call for investigations into COVID origins and emphasize the merits of the lab leak theory. He joins the Rundown to break down all the evidence supporting the lab leak theory and why it faced scrutiny in the early days of the pandemic. As the GOP pool of presidential candidates continues to grow, former President Trump appears to be the frontrunner in the latest Fox News poll. With issues such as education, foreign policy, and inflation at the forefront of many Americans' minds right now, one lesser-known candidate is hoping to make a name for himself early on. Former Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, Steve Laffey joins the Rundown to discuss why he believes it's time for new leadership in the Republican Party, how he plans to campaign against the 'big shots,’ and why his previous experiences in both business and politics make him a great candidate in this competitive race. Plus, commentary by FOX News contributor Deroy Murdock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Bill Hemmer. I'm Janice Dean. I'm Juan Williams and this is The Fox News
0:05.2	rundown.
0:08.8	Tuesday, February 28th, 2023. I'm Jessica Brosenthal, closer to discovering
0:14.9	COVID's origins or just more confusion. A new report finds it is likely COVID
0:19.6	came from a lab. But the agencies we have investigating COVID's origins are
0:24.1	not in agreement. The circumstantial evidence is so strong that I believe
0:29.7	then as I do know that the benefit of the doubt should be in favor of the lab
0:35.2	origin. I'm Dave Anthony. He's a long shot in the race for president, a
0:41.5	Republican who says we need a new leader. The refusal of American politicians to
0:47.2	directly confront our problems is what's leading to our demise and it has to be
0:52.4	arrested now and the stealing from our children like in social security has to
0:57.3	stop and it has to stop now. And I'm DeRoy Murdoch. I've got the final word on The Fox
1:01.9	News rundown.
1:06.8	The Wall Street Journal has reported that the energy departments concluded,
1:10.0	SARS-CoV-2 likely came from a lab, not from a wet market or from natural evolution
1:15.4	within an animal host. This brings the energy department with its host of scientists and laboratory
1:20.3	experts into line with the FBI, which also agrees with the lab leak theory.
1:24.4	I'm really sorry that the lab leak has become such a distraction for so many people because
1:29.2	frankly we still don't know. There is no evidence really to say. You said the overwhelming
1:34.3	amount of evidence indicates that's a lab leak. I believe most card carrying viral
1:41.7	phylogenists and molecular virologists would disagree with you.
1:45.5	That was Francis Collins, the former director of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Anthony
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