There's a lot of bad headline-writing on this subject today.
Here's the NYT's headline: Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says
And then the sub-head (or dek, if you want to sound like you're in the know): The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” came as America’s intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus.
So we have a conclusion: 'lab leak most likely cause,' and a confidence score: 'low'.
The NYT goes on to say:
Some officials briefed on the intelligence said that it was relatively weak and that the Energy Department’s conclusion was made with “low confidence,” suggesting its level of certainty was not high. While the department shared the information with other agencies, none of them changed their conclusions, officials said.
Here's the NYT's headline: Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says
And then the sub-head (or dek, if you want to sound like you're in the know): The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” came as America’s intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus.
So we have a conclusion: 'lab leak most likely cause,' and a confidence score: 'low'.
The NYT goes on to say:
Some officials briefed on the intelligence said that it was relatively weak and that the Energy Department’s conclusion was made with “low confidence,” suggesting its level of certainty was not high. While the department shared the information with other agencies, none of them changed their conclusions, officials said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/us/politics/china-lab-lea...