Some Republicans have accused former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci of suppressing the theory that COVID-19 originated from a lab leak in China. Fauci has strongly denied suppressing that theory, telling a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee in 2024 he never influenced research on the origins of the virus.
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April 29, 2026Some Republicans have accused former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci of suppressing the theory that COVID-19 originated from a lab leak in China. Fauci has strongly denied suppressing that theory, telling a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee in 2024 he never influenced research on the origins of the virus.