Dr. Fauci helped fund Wuhan Institute of Virology with US tax payer money.

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What we can confirm

Authoritative reporting and official documents show that U.S. taxpayer-funded NIH/NIAID grants, approved while Anthony Fauci directed NIAID, were awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, which then sub‑granted several hundred thousand dollars to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. These sources therefore affirm that Fauci, in his capacity as NIAID director, oversaw funding streams that helped finance research at WIV using U.S. taxpayer money, though they do not support stronger claims that he personally or uniquely chose to fund WIV or to fund the creation of SARS‑CoV‑2.

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Checked July 10, 2026