White House Backs Lab‑Leak Origin

The official White House website now advances lab‑leak as the most likely origin of COVID‑19, citing gain‑of‑function work in Wuhan, early illnesses at WIV, and lack of natural‑origin evidence. It also claims HHS/NIH obstructed oversight and notes a DOJ investigation into EcoHealth. — An executive‑branch endorsement of lab‑leak elevates the hypothesis from dissident claim to governing narrative, with implications for scientific trust, biosafety rules, and congressional oversight.