"Public health officials often mislead the American people through conflicting messaging, knee-jerk reactions, and a lack of transparency. Most egregiously, the federal government demonized alternative treatments and disfavored narratives, such as the lab leak theory, in a shameful effort to coerce and control the American people's health decisions," the new White House webpage said.
The White House took aim at Dr. Anthony Fauci directly, saying he pushed "the preferred narrative that COVID-19 originated naturally." The release follows a declassified CIA report that assessed the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a research lab in Wuhan, China. The assessment, released Saturday, emphasized that both lab-related and natural origins remain plausible and admitted a "low confidence" rating in its findings.
