CBS News frequently gets a bad rap around here, and deservedly so. But as soon as senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge shows up, we have to put our animosity aside and listen, because we can count on her to have something important and valuable to say. And her new reporting on U.S. government funding of research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology certainly fits that bill.
Herridge recently spoke with former federal investigator Diane Cutler, who found evidence of “double billing, potential theft of [U.S.] government funds” in the course of research conducted on coronaviruses in Wuhan.
Watch:
Records reviewed by CBS News indicate the U.S. government may have paid twice for projects at China’s Wuhan labs through the National Institutes of Health and USAID. A probe into the funding is raising questions about the use of the money. pic.twitter.com/yvyomEFV0K
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) March 13, 2023
Did you catch that last part?
“Sources told CBS News that tens of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars could be involved, and the findings could provide new insight into the Wuhan research. A spokesperson for USAID declined to comment, and the NIH press office did not respond to CBS News’ questions.”
This all seems highly problematic, wouldn’t you all say? Our money may have gone toward research on a virus that wound up killing millions around the world — including 1.1 million Americans — and neither USAID nor NIH think we need to know more.
So we “over funded” gain of function research?
— SteveInTennessee (@stephen_deakins) March 13, 2023
That’s sure what it sounds like.
— Brittany (@bccover) March 13, 2023
Now, to be perfectly fair, none of this should actually come as a surprise to anyone, though it is somewhat encouraging that it’s now a big enough story for an MSM outlet to report on.
Imagine if you guys had bothered to do any real reporting 2-3 years ago.
— MrHumpty_MC (@MrHumpty_) March 13, 2023
We’ve known it for 3 years. pic.twitter.com/ZXboGPu7yM
— Drew (@ApotterDrew) March 13, 2023
These days, unfortunately, we have to take what we can get whenever we can get it.
Real journalism, love to see it
— PK (@whatis1984) March 13, 2023
And now, in light of this real journalism, it’s long past time we turn our attention to one particular person:
— mitrebox (@mitrebox) March 13, 2023
What’s up, Doc?
So are they going to let @RandPaul put the cuffs on Fauci himself or can he just smile at him from the back of the room while it happens? https://t.co/2qbp2rVknK
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 13, 2023
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