gain of function
Conspiracy theories tagged "gain of function."
4 articles
Debunked
COVID-19 as Engineered Bioweapon
The claim that SARS-CoV-2 was deliberately engineered as a biological weapon — by China, the US, or a shadowy elite — with genetic 'insertions' cited as evidenc
2020 · China · Luc Montagnier
Unresolved
COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory
The hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Evidence, intelligence assessments, and the ongoing scientific debate.
2020 · China · Shi Zhengli, Peter Daszak, EcoHealth Alliance
Mixed
Gain-of-Function Research Cover-Up
Did NIH-funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology contribute to the COVID-19 pandemic? The evidence, the denials, the congressional investigations.
2020-01 · United States · Anthony Fauci, EcoHealth Alliance, Peter Daszak
Mixed
SARS Bioweapon & Chinese Lab Theory
Did SARS originate from a Chinese bioweapons lab? Examining the 2003 conspiracy theories about SARS-CoV-1 — the bioweapon claims, lab escapes, and how they foreshadowed COVID-19 conspiracies.
2003 · China · WHO, Chinese CDC, Sergei Kolesnikov