U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding gain-of-function research in China prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, reigniting debate over the origins of the virus. Speaking during the release of newly declassified documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard claimed that U.S.-funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology may have contributed to a potential lab-related origin of COVID-19. She also alleged that intelligence assessments were influenced to support a natural origin narrative. The claims have renewed political controversy, while China continues to reject the lab-leak theory as unproven and politically motivated.
After secret labs in Ukraine, Trump's spy chief claims Dr. Fauci funded deadly Wuhan experiments?
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding gain-of-function research in China prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, reigniting debate over the origins of the virus. Speaking during the release of newly declassified documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard claimed that U.S.-funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology may have contributed to a potential lab-related origin of COVID-19. She also alleged that intelligence assessments were influenced to support a natural origin narrative. The claims have renewed political controversy, while China continues to reject the lab-leak theory as unproven and politically motivated.
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