‘How Many Times Were We Lied To?’ Fauci & Top Officials Under Fire Over COVID Claims
A CIA whistleblower has alleged that senior officials, including Anthony Fauci, suppressed evidence regarding the origins of COVID-19. Testimony from James E. Erdman III revealed a pattern of obstruction that favored certain virologists while downplaying intelligence community findings. This controversy raises questions about the integrity of the response to the pandemic and the motivations behind it.
- ▪James E. Erdman III, a CIA senior operations officer, testified to Congress about a cover-up related to the COVID-19 lab leak theory.
- ▪The testimony suggested that senior bureaucrats watered down conclusions from scientists who believed a lab accident caused the pandemic.
- ▪The allegations point to a conflict between the intelligence community and a group of virologists close to Anthony Fauci.
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Home – Vaccine & COVID News – ‘How Many Times Were We Lied To?’ Fauci & Top Officials Under Fire Over COVID Claims opinion ‘How Many Times Were We Lied To?’ Fauci & Top Officials Under Fire Over COVID Claims Victor Davis Hanson • May 19, 2026 Print (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor…
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