Bombshell report: U.S government knew Wuhan lab leak was responsible for Covid, but deliberately downplayed it

The US government supported a controversial virus-hunting initiative, the Global Virome Project, in collaboration with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and EcoHealth Alliance. This effort aimed to collect and study 500,000 unknown viruses with the potential to infect humans, costing an estimated $3 billion. The project, co-led by EcoHealth's Peter Daszak and Wuhan’s Shi Zhengli, proceeded despite biosafety concerns and warnings about national security risks. New documents obtained by US Right to Know (USRTK) highlight these concerns just months before the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Global Virome Project aimed to identify and experiment with 99% of undiscovered viruses that could jump from animals to humans. Supported by USAID and the US State Department from 2016 to 2019, the project also involved China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences and Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), a company later blacklisted by the Pentagon. The initiative faced scrutiny over transparency, data ownership, and potential national security threats, as the US and Chinese governments were warned about each other’s involvement.

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The project’s activities included experiments to determine whether viruses posed a threat to humans, raising concerns over “gain of function” research. This controversial method involves engineering viruses to make them more transmissible or dangerous. In 2018, a related proposal, DEFUSE, was rejected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) due to safety concerns. However, questions remain about whether similar research received funding from other sources and contributed to the pandemic’s origins.

Despite collaboration between US and Chinese institutions, critical samples from the Wuhan lab—collected with US funding—remain inaccessible. These include over 11,000 samples, some from regions known for coronaviruses similar to Covid-19. The FBI and US Department of Energy suggest a lab leak as the most likely origin of the virus, while the World Health Organization and other experts still investigate. Nearly five years after the pandemic began, the exact origins of Covid-19 remain unresolved.

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FAQs:

What is the Global Virome Project?
The Global Virome Project was a $3 billion plan to find and study 500,000 unknown viruses that could infect humans. It involved U.S. agencies, the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), and EcoHealth Alliance.

Was the Wuhan lab involved in Covid-19’s origins?
The FBI and U.S. Department of Energy suggest a lab leak as the likely origin, but no conclusive evidence has been found. Wuhan lab samples, funded by U.S. agencies, remain inaccessible.