Birdwatch Note Rating
2021-07-22 18:13:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 76D75596753AC43955A8B72188F1AE7C4CF088C9E942575E0B1D7D9F8BC2FF79
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Original Note:
There is no evidence that the research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology was done to create bio-weapon technology or the SARS-CoV-2 virus. https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/may/17/debating-origins-covid-19-virus-what-we-know-what-/ This is a misrepresentation of how the NIH funding in question was distributed, and what that funding was for. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/08/worldnetdaily/no-dr-anthony-fauci-did-not-fund-research-tied-cov/ https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8674931
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