Moreover, the linked article states as a fact: "But before the ban went into effect, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) funded so

Moreover, the linked article states as a fact: "But before the ban went into effect, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) funded some gain-of-function research which, through an intermediary nonprofit and subcontracting arrangement, came to be conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The moratorium was lifted during the Trump administration, apparently at the urging of Anthony Fauci, and a 2019 renewal of the 2014 research grant did include gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses." However, snopes https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-gain-function-covid/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-gain-function-covid/ says "To date, none of these claims have been substantiated and Fauci has explicitly denied that NIH funded of gain of function research on the coronavirus." In particular, Fauci said under oath to Congress: "The NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain of function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology." Of course, I don't know what is true, but the linked article is certainly full of unproven assumptions...