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2024-02-12 00:16:23 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40AD267E7D1B40FFAC2129B33CE64D2241A54AE72EDC2C163628805B2B21CDBB
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No, Anthony Fauci did not fund gain of function research for coronaviruses. The grant in question, the DEFUSE grant, did not involve gain of function: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21066966-defuse-proposal the grant was never funded: https://assets.ctfassets.net/syq3snmxclc9/5OjsrkkXHfuHps6Lek1MO0/5e7a0d86d5d67e8d153555400d9dcd17/defuse-project-rejection-by-darpa.pdf https://www.mintpressnews.com/lab-leak-gain-function-media-myths-swirling-around-wuhan-institute/278555/
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