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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.812 [SLACK_001026] · slack_pm:msg:08470

Date: 2021-05-14 13:05
Type: chat message · slack
mentioned: Kristian G. Andersen
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry
Topics: Gain-of-function research Wuhan Institute of Virology collaboration

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Politifact is fact-checking whether Tony Fauci is lying about funding GoF research at WIV - Tony is smart - I'm sure he's not lying. @Kristian Andersen you're right they are pointing at the PLOS Pathogens paper.

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Politifact is fact-checking whether Tony Fauci is lying about funding GoF research at WIV - Tony is smart - I'm sure he's not lying. @Kristian Andersen you're right they are pointing at the PLOS Pathogens paper.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	acknowledges

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2021-05-14 11:35 Robert F. Garry open

https://twitter.com/ydeigin/status/1393172849167376386 Here eDim is tweeting with Yuri (yucking it up because BLis a FOMO). Being called a "dead-ender" by eDim not as good as being called out by Ann Coulter but is also a markof honor.
2021-05-14 12:02 Robert F. Garry open

PO1 author-BL=bad. All our fans are coming out... [shared file(s): image.png]
2021-05-14 12:07 Kristian G. Andersen open

They will forever twist words. The dumber, the more twisting.
2021-05-14 13:05 Robert F. Garry

Politifact is fact-checking whether Tony Fauci is lying about funding GoF research at WIV - Tony is smart - I'm sure he's not lying. @Kristian Andersen you're right they are pointing at the PLOS Pathogens paper.
2021-05-14 13:31 Kristian G. Andersen open

SLACK_001027 Was just on a call with NIH leadership.... Fucking eDim!
2021-05-14 13:31 Kristian G. Andersen open

This is 100% definitely not GOF.. It's unbelievably dumb.
2021-05-14 13:31 Edward C. Holmes open

We wrote our paper in early Feb prior to widespread COVID in the US so he's lying there. Indeed, he was very keenat the time:
2021-05-14 13:31 Edward C. Holmes open

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