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Comment by John Ratcliffe
CIA director, former DNI
I've been on record as you know in saying I think our intelligence, our science, and our common sense all really dictate that the origins of COVID was a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.AI Verified (Jan 25, 2025)
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Reuters
1h ago
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Relevant: in the Reuters article, Ratcliffe says COVID's origins "was a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology," and the story explicitly contrasts that with a natural origin. That directly addresses the complete statement and makes a clear stance on lab-origin versus zoonotic spillover substantially more likely. ([ksl.com](https://www.ksl.com/article/51237443))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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He explicitly supports the statement, saying he thinks COVID's origins "was a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology," which directly favors a lab-related origin over natural spillover. Reuters presents this as John Ratcliffe stating his view in an interview. ([investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/coronavirus/cia-now-says-covid19-more-likely-to-have-come-from-lab-3830828))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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AI Verified
Verified. Although the Reuters URL was not directly fetchable here, a Reuters syndication mirror reproduces the article text and includes the exact submitted wording, explicitly attributing it to CIA Director John Ratcliffe and saying he made it in a Breitbart interview after his Senate confirmation. Breitbart’s January 24, 2025 interview also attributes the statement to Ratcliffe, corroborating authorship. ([investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/coronavirus/cia-now-says-covid19-more-likely-to-have-come-from-lab-3830828))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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