Covid.gov Now Promotes Trump-Backed Lab Leak Theory

The White House has replaced Covid.gov with a new page that features President Donald Trump and promotes the lab-leak theory as the 'true origins' of COVID-19. The site criticizes former president Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the World Health Organization, and pandemic-era public health measures such as mask mandates and lockdowns. It outlines five main arguments for the lab-leak theory, citing alleged biosafety issues at Wuhan’s virology lab, and claims no evidence supports a natural origin. US agencies including the FBI, Department of Energy, and CIA have shown some support for the lab-leak theory, though scientists remain divided and definitive proof is lacking. China strongly rejects the lab-leak claims, denouncing them as politicized and lacking credibility amid ongoing US-China tensions and trade disputes. The overhaul represents a significant shift in federal pandemic communications and has sparked debate over politicization and the removal of public health guidance.