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2024-01-24 21:50:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3F8CE29F76117C78E73CD5CB7B66B97051855AC38603AE4A62778737E5476F0E
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Original Note:
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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