“For years, Dr. Ralph Baric, a virologist in the U.S., has been collaborating with Dr. Shi Zhengli of the Wuhan Virology Institute, sharing his discoveries about how to create super viruses. This gain-of-function research has been funded by the NIH.”
Rand Paul
Senator (R-Ky.). in a Senate hearing. Claim dated 11 May 2021.
Washington Post rated thisTwo Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Some smoke but not enough evidence
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In short
Rand Paul (Senator (R-Ky.)) made this claim around 11 May 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 May 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
Rand Paul has 19 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 8 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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