Fauci, Sen. Rand Paul accuse each other of lying in heated debate over COVID-19 origins

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci traded accusations of lying on Tuesday in a clash over the origins of COVID-19 and whether the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded controversial research that Paul claims could have contributed to the pandemic.

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