Two years ago a report by the Energy Department concluded a lab leak was the most likely origin, though that report also expressed low confidence in the finding.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said "we may never know" the origin of COVID-19 -- despite a bombshell report that the US Energy Department has concluded that it likely leaked from a lab in China.

The newspaper, citing a classified intelligence report, ... What we know about Energy Department’s COVID lab leak conclusion. Julia Mueller. Sun, February 26, 2023 at 10:48 PM UTC.

The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” came as America’s intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus. By Julian E. Barnes WASHINGTON — New ...

More evidence is needed for a definitive conclusion on the origin of the virus, the report said. Its findings are likely to fuel calls for more probes.