Overview

• COVID.gov now redirects to a White House webpage titled 'Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19,' promoting the lab leak theory as the pandemic's origin.
• The website draws heavily from a December 2024 GOP House subcommittee report and a January 2025 CIA assessment favoring the lab leak theory with low confidence.
• It accuses former President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the World Health Organization of suppressing evidence and favoring the natural spillover theory.
• The page critiques COVID-era public health measures, including mask mandates, lockdowns, and social distancing, labeling them ineffective and harmful.
• China has dismissed the lab leak claims as lacking credibility and accused the U.S. of politicizing the investigation into COVID-19's origins.