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2024-01-25 11:37:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1E849D3975D220835BA6FB9171ED9FA36C4B74B65ED592CF7986B189A8B711E1
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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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