Overview

• Musk's demand follows NIH deputy director Lawrence Tabak's admission during a congressional hearing.
• Tabak stated that the NIH funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
• Fauci previously denied any NIH involvement in funding such research during multiple congressional testimonies.
• The admission has reignited debates over the origins of COVID-19 and the role of US funding.
• Musk's call for prosecution includes potential charges of perjury and lying to Congress.