Coverage dated April 17, 2025 to April 18, 2025

Trump turns COVID-19 website into promotion for lab leak theory

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A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed.

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NBC4 Washington
Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory (opens NBC4 Washington)
Published Apr 17, 2025
NBC4 Washington's feed description
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed.
Washington Examiner
White House declares lab leak as ‘true origin’ of COVID-19 in website revamp (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 17, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
The webpage COVID.gov, created under the Biden administration, now redirects to the White House’s new website titled "Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19."
The Guardian
Trump White House replaces Covid website with treatise on ‘lab leak’ theory (opens The Guardian)
Published Apr 17, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemic
Forbes
White House Pushes ‘Lab Leak’ Theory On New Covid Website (opens Forbes)
Published Apr 17, 2025
Forbes's feed description
The new website also criticizes the Biden administration’s pandemic policies.
Green Field Reporter
Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Apr 17, 2025
Green Field Reporter's feed description
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.
NPR
'Lab Leak,' a flashy page on the virus' origins, replaces government COVID sites (opens NPR)
Published Apr 17, 2025
NPR's feed description
The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing and vaccines has disappeared.
NBC News
White House replaces Covid resource page with lab leak website (opens NBC News)
Published Apr 17, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Anyone who tried to access Covid.gov, a federal website once dedicated to Covid resources, found something drastically different in its place Friday.
WMUR
Trump turns COVID-19 website into promotion for lab leak theory (opens WMUR)
Published Apr 18, 2025
WMUR's feed description
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed.
Fox32 Chicago
Covid.gov website content changed by Trump administration to promote 'true origins' of virus (opens Fox32 Chicago)
Published Apr 18, 2025
Fox32 Chicago's feed description
The covid.gov website shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading
FOX 35 Orlando
Covid.gov website changed by Trump administration to promote lab leak theory (opens FOX 35 Orlando)
Published Apr 18, 2025
FOX 35 Orlando's feed description
The covid.gov website shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab" and “leak" under a White House heading
UPI
New White House website pushes COVID-19 lab leak theory (opens UPI)
Published Apr 18, 2025
UPI's feed description
The federal government's covid.gov website has been replaced with a new page promoting the narrative the virus was manufactured in and was released from a Chinese lab.

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