“Energy Department "confirms Covid came from a Wuhan lab leak.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 27 Feb 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
There remains no proof of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, originated. News reports say the Energy Department now says with "low confidence" that the lab-leak hypothesis is "most likely."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 February 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 March 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
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