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covid-19-origins
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nationalpost.comworld1 day ago
CIA Shifted COVID-19 Origin Assessment to Neutral Over Five Days in 2021
A senior CIA officer told lawmakers the agency changed its assessment of COVID-19 origins from laboratory to neutral within five days in 2021. The change occurred after an external briefing and a redacted input the day before publication.
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nypost.comworld8 days ago
Emails Show NIH Officials Assisted With Paper on COVID-19 Origins
Newly released messages indicate that officials at the National Institutes of Health helped shape a March 2020 paper concluding the virus was not engineered. The correspondence was released by Sen. Rand Paul on June 11.
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nypost.comworld34 days ago
Fauci Faces Calls for Indictment Over COVID Origins Cover-Up Claims
Dr. Anthony Fauci faces renewed scrutiny over his role in COVID-19 origins research and alleged efforts to shape intelligence assessments. A former associate faces federal charges tied to records handling. Congressional and whistleblower actions continue to examine the matter.
Reasonpolitics37 days ago
CIA Whistleblower Alleges Agency Changed COVID-19 Origins Assessment
A CIA whistleblower has alleged that the agency revised its assessment of COVID-19's origins after pressure from officials. The discussion appears in a podcast episode released on May 16, 2026, that also covers other topics including hantavirus and a accusation against a member o…
westernjournal.comworld38 days ago
CIA Officer Testifies Fauci Influenced Review of COVID-19 Origins
A CIA operations officer told a Senate committee that Dr. Anthony Fauci intervened in the intelligence community's assessment of COVID-19's origins in 2021. James Erdman III said the agency was nearing a lab-leak conclusion before the position changed. The testimony occurred duri…
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westernjournal.compolitics38 days ago
CIA Whistleblower Testifies Fauci Influenced Agency's COVID-19 Origins Assessment
James Erdman III told a Senate committee that Anthony Fauci steered intelligence analysts toward a natural origin conclusion for COVID-19 by recommending conflicted scientists. The hearing, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, featured claims the CIA illegally monitored investigators and r…
Reasonpolitics39 days agoUpdated
CIA Whistleblower Claims Agency Suppressed COVID-19 Lab Leak Evidence
A career CIA operations officer told Congress that agency scientists had concluded the coronavirus likely leaked from a Chinese lab but that higher-ups suppressed those findings. The officer said the agency changed its position in 2021 and punished analysts who disagreed. The tes…
Fox Newspolitics39 days ago
CIA Whistleblower to Testify Before Senate Panel on Alleged COVID-19 Origins Cover-Up
A longtime CIA employee assigned to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will appear Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hearing, led by Sen. Rand Paul, focuses on allegations that intelligence officials buried evid…
New York Postpolitics40 days ago
CIA Whistleblower to Testify on Alleged Efforts to Obscure COVID-19 Origins
A two-decade veteran of the intelligence community detailed to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will allege at a Senate hearing that officials tried to withhold documents and overrode an assessment favoring the lab-leak theory. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said the w…
New York Postpolitics41 days ago
Justice Department Weighs Potential Charges Against Anthony Fauci After Statute Deadline
The Justice Department is considering new criminal cases against Dr. Anthony Fauci for contested testimony and other conduct even after a five-year statute of limitations expired on his 2021 congressional statements about gain-of-function research funding. A Trump administration…
Fox Newspolitics42 days ago
Statute of Limitations Expires on Rand Paul’s Criminal Referral Against Fauci
The deadline passed Monday on Sen. Rand Paul's referral accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of lying to Congress about NIH funding for gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Paul, who renewed the referral in July 2025, is holding a Senate hearing Wednesday on the CO…
New York Postworld44 days ago
Former Fauci Adviser Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Records Charges
David Morens, 78, entered a not guilty plea in Maryland federal court on Friday to five counts including conspiracy, concealment and destruction of government records. The charges relate to alleged use of a private email account to evade public records laws during investigations…
RealClearPoliticspolitics49 days ago
RealClearInvestigations Podcast Covers COVID Research, Political Violence, and Government Initiatives on May 2, 2026
The RealClearInvestigations Podcast episode aired on May 2, 2026, featuring discussions on COVID-19 origins and political violence. Hosts J. Peder Zane and James Varney interviewed Paul D. Thacker and reviewed articles from various outlets. The episode covered topics including Pe…
680news.compolitics54 days ago
Former NIH Adviser David Morens Indicted on Federal Charges Related to COVID-19 Records
Dr. David Morens, a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, faces federal indictment for allegedly using private email to hide communications on COVID-19 research grants. The charges include conspiracy and record falsification amid efforts to suppress alternative virus origin…