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Journalist, Fact Check Team (Sinclair Broadcast Group)
The documents do not accuse Fauci of a crime, nor do they provide definitive proof supporting either the lab-leak theory or the natural-origin theory.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The quote is directly about the statement’s core issue—lab leak versus natural spillover—and, in source context, it says the available documents do not definitively support either theory. That strongly signals an abstention/uncertainty stance on the complete statement rather than support or opposition. ([abc3340.com](https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-covid-19-origins-transparency-fight-returns-with-new-records-congress-wuhan-tulsi-gabbard-fauci-rand-paul)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote is explicitly neutral: it says the documents do not provide "definitive proof supporting either the lab-leak theory or the natural-origin theory," and the article likewise says no consensus has emerged. ([abc3340.com](https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-covid-19-origins-transparency-fight-returns-with-new-records-congress-wuhan-tulsi-gabbard-fauci-rand-paul)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The supplied ABC 33/40 page is fetchable. Its byline is “MORGAN STEPHENS | Fact Check Team,” dated Tue, June 23, 2026, and the article body includes the submitted sentence verbatim at line 202, so the quote, attribution, source URL, and day-level date match. ([abc3340.com](https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-covid-19-origins-transparency-fight-returns-with-new-records-congress-wuhan-tulsi-gabbard-fauci-rand-paul)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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