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2023-03-19 08:51:13 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

NIH partnered with EcoHealth to conduct gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. In the video above, the development of bioweapons is equated with gain-of-function. There is disagreement over the extent, and original intention of this research. Sources: https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/the-wuhan-lab-and-the-gain-of-function-disagreement/ https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/nih-admits-us-funded-gain-of-function-in-wuhan-despite-faucis-repeated-denials/

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• NIH partnered with EcoHealth to conduct gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. In the video above, the development of bioweapons is equated with gain-of-function. There is disagreement over the extent, and original intention of this research. Sources: https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/the-wuhan-lab-and-the-gain-of-function-disagreement/ https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/nih-admits-us-funded-gain-of-function-in-wuhan-despite-faucis-repeated-denials/