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Trump Administration Revamps COVID.gov to Promote Lab Leak Theory

The federal website now asserts COVID-19 originated from a Wuhan lab, citing gain-of-function research and criticizing prior pandemic policies.

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President Donald Trump speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from left, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Oz's wife Lisa Oz listen during a swearing in ceremony for Mehmet oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Overview

  • COVID.gov now redirects to a White House-branded page asserting that COVID-19 originated from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
  • The revamped site accuses Dr. Anthony Fauci, EcoHealth Alliance, and others of concealing evidence and promoting a natural origin narrative.
  • The webpage criticizes mask mandates, social distancing guidelines, and lockdowns as ineffective and harmful, calling them unscientific.
  • All content on the new page is sourced from the House Oversight Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic report.
  • A senior Trump administration official described the change as a commitment to transparency and informing the public about the pandemic's origins.