Fauci Allies Misled US Military on Risky Coronavirus Research: Documents

Dr. Peter Daszak and Ralph Baric hid China’s planned involvement from the military, they said in newly disclosed messages.

Peter Daszak leaves his hotel after the World Health Organization (WHO) team wrapped up its investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan in China's central Hubei Province on Feb. 10, 2021. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

Two allies of Dr. Anthony Fauci schemed to hide the involvement of China in risky research, according to newly disclosed documents.

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.