auci Admits He's 'Not Convinced' COVID-19 Is Natural
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
By Eric Mack | Sunday, 23 May 2021 09:35 AM
Shortly after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., grilled a squirming Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate hearing on gain of function research, Wuhan Institute of Virology funding, and a potential for a lab accident, Fauci quietly offered some stunning admissions to Politifact.
First, he now admits he is "not convinced" COVID-19 developed naturally; second, perhaps equally alarmingly, he admits the U.S. engaged with and helped fund Chinese scientists on studying coronaviruses.
"No, I am not convinced about that [COVID-19 having a natural origin]," Fauci told Politifact's Katie Sanders at a virtual event called "United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking" (around 11 minutes in).
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