Fauci Now ‘Not Convinced’ COVID-19 Developed Naturally, Backs Origin Probe

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the ongoing federal response to COVID-19 in Washington on May 11, 2021. Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that he is now “not convinced” that COVID-19 developed naturally and called for a deeper probe into the origins of the virus.

Fauci, head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was asked by PolitiFact whether he was confident that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus developed naturally.