Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-22 21:36:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 77F3621FF8FA173FA4ACD668DF010C276EAE695AC375074FD5F7766FA71A337C
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Original Note:
This claim is false. Neither NIH nor NIAID have ever approved any grant that would support "gain-of-function" research on coronaviruses that would have increased their transmissibility or lethality for humans. https://nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/statement-misinformation-about-nih-support-specific-gain-function-research The DEFUSE grant was never funded and research never performed: https://t.co/BN2UJFkD6z
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