EDIT:

• Main link changed to actual study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.03.574008v1.full
• Removed previous link: https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/china-cloned-covid-like-virus-to-test-on-mice-acknowledges-spillover-risk-to-humans-coronavirus-pandemic-ccp-beijing-gain-of-function-wuhan-lab-testing-corona-covid-19-asia-health-fauci-bio?

This is all over a lot of BULLSHIT right-wing sites. The link I provided is the only high-factuality source I could find. Can anyone confirm this story, or is it made up right-wing nutter bait?

I’m hoping even if correct, that it’s still extremely misconstrued or misrepresented. Requesting assistance if someone sees a decent source on this one.