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US DNI releases documents alleging COVID-19 origin cover-up effort

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  • The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence released documents alleging a cover-up effort regarding COVID-19's origins.
  • Former DNI Tulsi Gabbard accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of suppressing information and lying to Congress about research funding.
  • The documents reportedly suggest Fauci pressured the intelligence community to promote a natural origin narrative over a lab leak theory.

The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has released documents that it claims contain evidence of a cover-up concerning the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. These documents reportedly implicate former NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci in manipulating intelligence assessments.

Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who recently resigned, accused Fauci of politicizing leadership within the intelligence community to suppress information about COVID-19's origins. Gabbard also alleged that Fauci lied under oath to Congress in 2024 regarding his knowledge of research, some of which was conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, prior to the pandemic's outbreak.

pushed lies, disinformation, and censorship.

— Tulsi GabbardIn a video statement released on X/Twitter, Gabbard accused Fauci of orchestrating a cover-up.

Gabbard stated in a video that Fauci and associates pressured the intelligence community to push a narrative of natural zoonotic origin, rather than an unintentional lab leak. She claimed this was a "deliberate attempt to cover up the truth," involving "lies, disinformation, and censorship." According to Gabbard, whistleblowers within the intelligence community who challenged this narrative faced threats and retaliation, including one contractor who alleged being fired after coming forward.

deliberate attempt to cover up the truth

— Tulsi GabbardGabbard alleged that Fauci orchestrated efforts to conceal information about COVID-19's origins.
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