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Why David Morens pleaded guilty over COVID-era emails and research records

David Morens, a former adviser to Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty to defrauding the US government. He admitted to concealing federal records related to COVID-19 research and pandemic communications. Morens used personal emails to keep official business from public record requests. This case involves a controversial NIH grant linked to the…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation

US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30

Chinese military scientist sent coronavirus vials to US in 2018, died mysteriously in 2020: Report

Newly released Senate documents suggest a Chinese scientist sent virus vials to a US laboratory. These samples were intercepted by customs officials at Detroit airport in 2018. The vials contained genetic material from a coronavirus affecting pigs, and research was NIH funded. This revelation coincides with Anthony Fauci invoking his…

The Economic Times · Jul 29

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Suspicious Death of PLA Scientist Who Shipped Coronavirus Vials to Us Just Before Pandemic Hit

Declassified US Senate documents reveal PLA scientist Zhou Yusen's virus shipment to the US before COVID-19, raising questions about China's military-linked research and his suspicious death.

International Business Times UK · Jul 29

Rand Paul's Annual Festivus Report Highlights $1.6 Trillion in Wasteful Spending

These wasteful boondoggles add up. So do the programs that many Americans insist are important but refuse to reform.

Reason · Jan 2

China files tit-for-tat lawsuit against Missouri amid claims it hoarded PPE during Covid pandemic

Missouri filed a lawsuit against China for hoarding personal protective equipment in the early months of the pandemic and a federal judge gave a ruling in favour of the US state earlier this year

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

New bat strain of coronavirus discovered by researchers in Wuhan

The potential for human infection has yet to be explored

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2025

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CIA says ‘more likely’ COVID-19 originated from a lab

The intelligence agency says it has ‘low confidence’ in assessment and will continue to evaluate credible information.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2025

COVID-19 likely came from a lab, US committee finds

Republican-controlled committee says coronavirus likely emerged from a ‘laboratory or research-related accident’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2024

Boris Johnson claims Covid originated in lab, in sudden U-turn in his views

Claim in ex-PM’s memoir contradicts his earlier warning that virus emerged from unsanitary ‘wet’ markets

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2024

Did COVID come from an animal market? Here’s what the new evidence really tells us

The argument about the origins of COVID has always been heated, and nowadays it feels more like a brawl than a scientific debate.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2024

The Media Is Back to Deriding the Lab Leak as a 'Conspiracy Theory'

Even if EcoHealth's "basic research" in Wuhan didn't cause the pandemic, it certainly failed in its mission to stop it.

Reason · Jul 10, 2024

Anthony Fauci's Inner Circle Initially Thought COVID Came From a Lab

Sen. Rand Paul explains why FOIA litigation shouldn’t have been necessary to find this out.

Reason · Jun 18, 2024

Dr. Fauci Supports Suspending US Grant Funding To Ecohealth Alliance

Dr. Fauci supports suspending US grant funding to EcoHealth Alliance over Covid-19 origins controversy.

Biden Administration Strips Federal Funding From Nonprofit at Center of COVID Lab Leak Controversy

Federal officials say EcoHealth Alliance failed to properly report on its gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to monitor safety conditions there.

Pompeo Shared Intel Suggesting COVID-19 Lab Leak To UK

Former U.S. Secretary of State shared intelligence with the U.K. suggesting a lab leak origin of COVID-19, leading to calls for a criminal investigation in...

Wuhan lab leak theory confirmed in eye-opening new report

Uncover the startling blueprint for creating a Covid-like virus in China's Wuhan Lab, exposing the risks and unanswered questions surrounding this research.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

Biden administration cuts funding for Wuhan coronavirus lab

The lab in Wuhan, China suspected by some to be the source of the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer receive U.S. government funding.

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The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

US ceases funding to Wuhan institute amid Covid probe

Wuhan lab faces intense scrutiny for research into bat coronaviruses and ‘security lapses’

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2023

Covid-19 origin: US suspends funding to Wuhan Institute for not sharing info

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to federal funding after the lab failed to provide documents about safety and security measures, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

US suspends Wuhan Institute funds over COVID stonewalling

The Biden administration has halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to federal funding after the lab failed to provide documents about safety and security measures, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News.

LiveScience · Jun 26, 2023

Declassified US intelligence report finds no evidence of coronavirus 'lab leak' from Wuhan institute

A declassified U.S. intelligence report further refutes the idea that SARS-CoV-2 "leaked" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Daily Record · Jun 16, 2023

Three Wuhan scientists 'world's first Covid patients when experiment went wrong'

So-called Patients Zero included Ben Hu, Ping Yu and Yan Zhu who were all researching SARS-like viruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, according to an investigation.

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023

Three Wuhan scientists 'were world's first Covid patients after experiment went wrong'

Three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have been suspected as the source of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new investigation

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023

Wuhan scientists were 'creating world's most deadly coronaviruses' weeks before pandemic

A trove of intercepted communications, the full details of which are being held as top-secret, has revealed that scientists in China were experimenting with deadly viruses, which ended up getting out of the Wuhan Institute of Virology and laying the world to waste

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