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The newly released records show that the Defense Intelligence Agency was evaluating a detailed lab-origin scenario as early as March 2020. A concluding slide said the molecular biology capabilities of WIV and the genomic assessment are consistent with the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 was a lab-engineered virus that escaped from containment.
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U.S. Right to Know, "Defense Intelligence Agency considered lab leak scenario in March 2020, new records show," February 5, 2026.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The DIA lab-origin scenario is directly about whether COVID-19 came from a lab-related incident rather than spillover. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The source says the DIA was evaluating a lab-origin scenario and a slide said WIV capabilities were consistent with lab escape, so for is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified U.S. Right to Know lines 69-75 report DIA was evaluating a detailed lab-origin scenario in March 2020 and a slide said WIV capabilities were consistent with a lab-engineered escape hypothesis. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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