From what I understand this kerfluffle arose because the government has a very specific definition of gain of function research which the Wuhan work funded by NIH did not meet. By more general definitions, that research quite possibly would be gain of function. Rand's accusations are a form of equivocation as it is the government's definitions that matter in reporting and assigning grants, not whatever loose definition Rand and company are using. So Fauci didn't lie.
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