
Fauci Allies Misled US Military on Risky Coronavirus Research: Documents
Two allies of Dr. Anthony Fauci schemed to hide the involvement of China in risky research, according to newly disclosed documents. Dr. Peter Daszak of the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance and Ralph Baric, a scientist based in North Carolina, plotted to conceal plans from the U.S. military to carry out experiments in Wuhan, China, the documents show. Dr. Daszak, Mr. Baric, and Chinese scientists wrote a grant proposal called Project DEFUSE that outlined ideas to take viruses from bats, reverse engineer them, and add features. They submitted the proposal to the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in 2018. The proposal said some of the riskiest experiments would take place at Mr. Baric’s laboratory in Chapel Hill or another U.S. facility....
