New Project Veritas Report: DARPA Rejected EcoHealth Alliance's Gain of Function Coronavirus Project
The organization alleges military documents contradict Dr. Anthony Fauci's testimony under congressional oath.
Project Veritas has released a report on Monday detailing a collection of documents about a gain of function-related government project. Veritas then took direct aim at Dr. Anthony Fauci, asserting that said documents contradict Dr. Fauci’s congressional testimony. Project Veritas alleges the records show the NAIAD went ahead with the research in Wuhan, China. Wuhan is the suspected origin location of COVID-19.
According to the documents, EcoHealth Alliance approached DARPA in March 2018 seeking project funding to conduct gain of function research of bat coronaviruses. The project proposal codename was Project DEFUSE. DARPA rejected Project DEFUSE over safety concerns, including the belief that it violated the gain-of-function research moratorium.
What is Project Veritas?
Project Veritas is a journalism organization founded in 2011 by investigative journalist James O'Keefe to expand his undercover reporting work. They investigate and expose corruption, fraud, and other misconduct. Project Veritas is a registered 501(c)3 organization.
What is DARPA?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency under the United States Department of Defense (DOD). The agency is responsible for developing new technology for use by the military. The agency has been in operation for almost 65 years.
What is EcoHealth Alliance?
EcoHealth Alliance is an international non-profit organization focused on protecting wildlife and public health from disease. Dr. Peter Daszak sits as President of the Board of Directors.
What is the NIAID?
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a government body that researches, treats, and prevents diseases. Dr. Fauci became Director of NIAID in 1984. The NIAID 2021 budget is an estimated $6.1 billion.
A sample of the documents lies below. A complete list of documents is available for download on the Project Veritas website.
During Tuesday’s Senate Health Committee hearing, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) invoked the Project Veritas report during his line of questioning at Dr. Fauci. The senator asserted that the doctor, head of the NIAID, funded Project DEFUSE regardless. Fauci fired back with:
"What came out last night on Project Veritas was a grant that was submitted to DARPA, then it distorted and said we funded the grant. We have never seen that grant and we have never funded that grant. So once again, you are completely and unequivocally incorrect when you join the DARPA proposal, was a grant that we never saw and we did not fund. So you are incorrect."
Even after two years, the exact origins of COVID-19 continue to remain a mystery. Perhaps this latest report will become the catalyst needed for a full investigation into COVID-19's origins. Only time will tell what level of impact the new Veritas report will have on the continued COVID-19 discourse moving forward.