“NIH terminated the grant, 'Understanding the Risk of Bat coronavirus Emergence,' based on allegations that COVID-19 emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in Wuhan, China. Mr. Morens and his co-conspirators then agreed in writing to intentionally hide their communications from public view by corresponding through Morens’s personal Gmail account rather than his official NIH email account,”

Kash Patel · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Patel detailed how NIH terminated the grant and how Morens and co-conspirators hid communications, in the same X post.