[shkkmo]

>But the linked-to article says the exact opposite, that COVID was probably a lab leak.

Also incorrect. All that article really says is that we're pretty certain that it wasn't a genetically engineered weapon.

The majority of the intelligence community believes it was species overspill, but with low confidence.

A minority of the intelligence community believes it was lab leak, with a moderate level of confidence.

The best you can really take from that is there wasn't conclusive evidence available either way at the end of 2021.