In a March 2021 interview with The New York Times and a May hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fauci said the lab origin was possible but unlikely. News outlets summarized this as acknowledging the hypothesis without endorsing it. Experts view the remarks as a cautious, balanced assessment consistent with scientific standards for evaluating hypotheses lacking conclusive data.
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