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{{cquote|Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.}}
{{cquote|Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.}}
Fauci in 2020 during the early stages of the [[coronavirus pandemic]] attempted to downplay the likelihood of the theory that [[COVID-19]] originated in a lab and was intentionally leaked, as reported by [[Forbes]]:<ref>Brewster, Jack (June 16, 2021). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/06/16/heres-what-dr-fauci-has-said-about-covids-origins-and-the-lab-leak-theory/?sh=722a1f29a853 Here’s What Dr. Fauci Has Said About Covid’s Origins And The Lab Leak Theory]. ''Forbes''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref>
Fauci in 2020 during the early stages of the [[coronavirus pandemic]] attempted to downplay the likelihood of the theory that [[COVID-19]] originated in a lab and was intentionally leaked, as reported by [[Forbes]]:<ref name=faucismtimeline>Brewster, Jack (June 16, 2021). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/06/16/heres-what-dr-fauci-has-said-about-covids-origins-and-the-lab-leak-theory/?sh=722a1f29a853 Here’s What Dr. Fauci Has Said About Covid’s Origins And The Lab Leak Theory]. ''Forbes''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref>
{{quotebox|'''April 17, 2020'''<br>
{{quotebox|'''April 17, 2020'''<br>
Rebuffing then-President Donald Trump, Fauci downplays the possibility of a lab leak, saying the virus’ “mutations” are “totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human.”}}
Rebuffing then-President Donald Trump, Fauci downplays the possibility of a lab leak, saying the virus’ “mutations” are “totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human.”}}
After former [[CDC]] director Robert Redfield suggested in March 2021 amidst unearthed evidence that coronavirus could have originated from a lab, Fauci dismissed the allegations as merely being "opinion."<ref name=faucismtimeline/> Two months later, Fauci told Katie Sanders of [[PolitiFact]] regarding the notion COVID-19 naturally emerged:<ref>Dunleavy, Jon (May 22, 2021). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fauci-no-longer-confident-covid-19-emerged-naturally Fauci no longer confident COVID-19 emerged naturally]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|No, actually. ... No, I’m not convinced about that. I think that we should continue to investigate what went on in China until we find out to the best of our ability exactly what happened.}}
[[Florida]] governor [[Ron DeSantis]], a strongly [[conservative]] [[Republican]], has taken strong stances against totalitarian policies amidst the coronavirus pandemic and stated in early June 2021 that the state "chose freedom over Faucism."<ref>Jones, Kipp (June 8, 2021). [https://www.westernjournal.com/desantis-declares-support-freedom-faucism-massive-event/ DeSantis Declares Support for 'Freedom Over Faucism' with Massive Event]. ''The Western Journal''. Retrieved October 8, 2021.</ref>
[[Florida]] governor [[Ron DeSantis]], a strongly [[conservative]] [[Republican]], has taken strong stances against totalitarian policies amidst the coronavirus pandemic and stated in early June 2021 that the state "chose freedom over Faucism."<ref>Jones, Kipp (June 8, 2021). [https://www.westernjournal.com/desantis-declares-support-freedom-faucism-massive-event/ DeSantis Declares Support for 'Freedom Over Faucism' with Massive Event]. ''The Western Journal''. Retrieved October 8, 2021.</ref>