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*The question of whether US funded gain-of-function research in China is not inherently scientific but rather budgetary and logistical matter, something firmly within US government's purview. US Congress reports are used across Wikipedia without issue, and rejecting this report based only on political context undermine the "proportional representation of significant viewpoints" required by WP:NPOV. While some editors want dismiss this as "fringe", it worth noting bipartisan elements of report exist, and secondary sources covering them, so it deserve fair representation as required by Wikipedia's most important policy. [[User:IntrepidContributor|IntrepidContributor]] ([[User talk:IntrepidContributor|talk]]) 07:33, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
*:The question of what constitutes gain of function research is not settled with no agreement within the scientific community. That is very much a scientific question. It follows by extension that the question of whether the US funded gain of function research in China is also a scientific question. ''[[User:TarnishedPath|<b style="color:#ff0000;">Tar</b><b style="color:#ff7070;">nis</b><b style="color:#ffa0a0;">hed</b><b style="color:#420000;">Path</b>]]''<sup>[[User talk:TarnishedPath|<b style="color:#bd4004;">talk</b>]]</sup> 10:25, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
== Not a conspiracy theory ==
Considering ongoing debates and recent event related to GoF research and COVID-19 origin, maybe we should reconsider calling this link "conspiracy theory" in article. This term may no longer fit given evolving discourse, US Congress hearings on GoF, NIH deputy director testimony on the matter, and NIH disbarring of EcoHealth Alliance. Such developments suggest needing more updated and nuanced coverage showing current scientific and policy discussion. Only the fourth referenced cited for the statement actually call it conspiracy, and it is from early 2020, so its potential OR in the case of the first three. A few US government scientists and researchers are on record questioning the link, as reported in a recent WSJ articles [https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/fbi-covid-19-pandemic-lab-leak-theory-dfbd8a51]. [[User:IntrepidContributor|IntrepidContributor]] ([[User talk:IntrepidContributor|talk]]) 12:14, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
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