“Emails show "Fauci's fellow scientist could tell early on that the (coronavirus) looked manufactured.”
Social media posts
In a post on Facebook. Claim dated 2 Jun 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
One credible researcher noted the possibility of an engineered virus, but said more work was needed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 June 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 June 2021. Its rating was “False”.
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