Claim: A disagreement between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci has put $600,000 of U.S. grant money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology back into the spotlight, while making "gain-of-function" research a household term -- all amid calls for more investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
Fact-check: The Wuhan Lab and the Gain-of-Function Disagreement - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a disagreement between republican sen. rand paul and dr. anthony fauci has put $600,000 of u.s. grant money to the wuhan institute of virology back into the spotlight, while making "gain-of-function" research a household term -- all amid calls for more investigation into the origins of sars-cov-2.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2021-05-21T17:39:15