REPORT: Fauci Told Aide to Permanently Delete Emails About Gain-of-Function Research

Newly obtained documents suggest Dr. Anthony Fauci instructed an aide to permanently delete an email from 2012 concerning gain-of-function research on a dangerous strain of bird flu. This research, funded by Fauci’s NIAID and conducted by Ron Fouchier, had raised concerns about potential catastrophic consequences. Fauci had also criticized a journalist’s warning about the research, calling the journalist ‘mischievous,’ before instructing his aide to delete the email.

• Dr. Anthony Fauci allegedly instructed an aide to permanently delete an email from 2012 concerning gain-of-function research.
• The research involved making a dangerous strain of bird flu transmissible through the air, with the virologist describing it as ‘probably one of the most dangerous viruses you can make.’
• Concerns were raised at the time about the risks of such research and its potential impact on the reputation of the NIH.
• Fauci criticized a journalist’s warning about the research and then instructed his aide to delete the email and clear the deleted file.
• This revelation follows other disclosures about NIAID’s cooperation with the CIA on virus research and a former adviser’s guilty plea related to mishandling COVID-19 research information.