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Rasmussen Poll: Most Voters Suspect COVID-19 Cover-Up
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By Charlie McCarthy | Thursday, 14 May 2026 03:16 PM EDT
Sixty-three percent of U.S. voters say it's likely government officials were involved in a cover-up of China's role in the COVID-19 pandemic, and only 36% say Dr. Anthony Fauci has told the truth about funding for gain-of-function virus research, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey.
The new Rasmussen survey underscores continuing public distrust surrounding the origins of COVID-19 and growing skepticism about the federal government's handling of the pandemic.
According to the poll, 43% of likely voters said it is "very likely" that American officials helped conceal China's role in the outbreak, while just 25% said such a cover-up was unlikely.
The findings come a day after explosive testimony from CIA officer James Erdman, who alleged before the Senate Homeland Security Committee that Fauci "intentionally" influenced intelligence officials to downplay evidence supporting the theory that COVID-19 leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
"Dr. Fauci's role in the cover-up was intentional," Erdman testified.
He alleged that intelligence analysts were prepared in 2021 to conclude the virus likely originated from a lab before pressure from top officials changed the assessment.
The CIA officially acknowledged early last year with "low confidence" that a lab leak was the most likely source of the pandemic after years of public debate over the theory.
The Rasmussen survey found deep partisan divides on the issue, though majorities across political groups still expressed suspicion about a government cover-up.
Seventy-eight percent of Republicans, 53% of Democrats, and 58% of independent voters said it was likely U.S. officials helped conceal China's role in the pandemic.
The poll also revealed continuing concerns over COVID-19 vaccines.
Fifty-nine percent of voters said it is likely vaccine side effects caused a "significant number" of unexplained deaths, while only 31% said that was unlikely.
Questions surrounding gain-of-function research — experiments that modify viruses to make them more transmissible or dangerous — remain central to the controversy.
Rasmussen found that 43% of voters say they do not believe Fauci told the truth about federal funding tied to gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, compared to 36% who believe he was truthful.
Among Trump voters, distrust of Fauci was especially strong.
Sixty-seven percent of those who backed President Donald Trump in the 2024 election said Fauci was not truthful about the research funding.
Republicans have increasingly argued that Americans deserve accountability and transparency after years of shifting narratives about the pandemic's origins, vaccine mandates, school shutdowns, and federal public health policies.
The Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,060 likely voters was conducted May 10-12 and carries a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.
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