Anthony Fauci lied to Congress and the American people when he said the government wasn’t involved in this GOF research when he himself is authorizing it and detailing it in lectures.
As you can see in the video I provided previously and linked below, Anthony Fauci lies on this topic and every other topic at every possible opportunity.
Anthony Fauci details H5N1 gain of function research from his position at the NIH (video)