US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified documents concerning the origins of covid-19 on Thursday. Gabbard stated that the materials allegedly reveal connections between US-funded research, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and the actions of former top US health official Anthony Fauci. In a statement accompanying the documents, Gabbard emphasized the need for transparency regarding the pandemic’s origins.
She alleged that the records include internal communications and whistleblower claims suggesting that Fauci misled Congress during testimony in 2024. Specifically, the director alleged that while serving at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Fauci participated in intelligence reviews on the virus’s origins, maintained contact with intelligence officials, and oversaw funding that supported research on bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The director further claimed that some communications within the documents contradict Fauci’s prior congressional testimony.
Dr. Fauci has consistently refuted the accusations, calling the claims “absurd” during a June 2024 hearing. He has maintained that both natural origins and a laboratory accident remain potential explanations for the virus’s emergence, though he indicated existing evidence favors natural transmission without a definitive conclusion.
Globally, the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains an area of investigation. While the covid pandemic was first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, US intelligence agencies have not issued a firm conclusion regarding its source. The newly released documents have not undergone independent verification.
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The newly declassified documents released by the Director of National Intelligence allegedly detail connections between US-funded research and the Wuhan Institute of Virology concerning COVID-19 origi