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Comment by U.S. Department of Energy and Federal Bureau of Investigation

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U.S. federal agencies whose COVID-19 origins assessments were summarized in a 2023 ODNI report
The Department of Energy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation assess that a laboratory-associated incident was the most likely cause of the first human infection with SARS-CoV-2, although for different reasons.
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence, "Report on Potential Links Between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Origins of COVID-19," June 23, 2023.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The quote directly addresses the origin question and states that a laboratory-associated incident was the most likely cause of the first human infection, which strongly bears on the statement favoring a lab-related origin over natural spillover. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says the FBI and DOE assess that a "laboratory-associated incident" was the most likely cause of the first human infection with SARS-CoV-2, which supports the lab-origin side of the statement. The report also notes that other agencies favored natural spillover, but this quoted assessment is clearly for a lab-related origin. ([dni.gov](https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Report-on-Potential-Links-Between-the-Wuhan-Institute-of-Virology-and-the-Origins-of-COVID-19-20230623.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The sentence appears verbatim in the ODNI PDF on page 3, exactly matching the quoted wording and attributing the assessment to the Department of Energy and the FBI; ODNI’s release page confirms the report was published on June 23, 2023. ([dni.gov](https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Report-on-Potential-Links-Between-the-Wuhan-Institute-of-Virology-and-the-Origins-of-COVID-19-20230623.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 1h ago
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