The FBI is conducting an expansive investigation into alleged cover-ups related to the manufactured COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on three distinct areas: the origins of the virus, the concealment or destruction of federal records, and potential manipulation of the vaccine approval process, including efforts to downplay early side effects.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino publicly acknowledged the probe on May 28, announcing the bureau is "actively investigating, in multiple field offices, the cover-up of the origin of the COVID virus, along with associated matters."
He emphasized that "the American people deserve answers," but provided no specific details on targets or scope.
As we read and process reports of a new COVID strain emerging, I want you to know that we are actively investigating, in multiple field offices, the cover-up of the origin of the COVID virus, along with associated matters requiring our attention.
— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) May 28, 2025
You deserve answers.
The investigation spans at least three cities—Cleveland, New York, and Baltimore—with agents pursuing separate but related threads.
In Cleveland, the focus is on whether federal scientists or officials misled the public, deleted evidence, or lied to Congress about the virus’s emergence in Wuhan, China.
Evidence driving this inquiry includes open-source intelligence suggesting a COVID-19 case in China as early as September 2019, months before China acknowledged human-to-human transmission in January 2020.
Court filings by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who won a $24 billion judgment against China in 2025, cite a Chinese professor’s retracted claim of a September 2019 fatality and U.S. State Department reports that Wuhan Institute of Virology researchers fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in autumn 2019.
In Baltimore, agents are examining emails in which federal scientists allegedly discussed using private channels to shield COVID-19 and vaccine-related conversations from public scrutiny.
This line of inquiry is exploring potential illegal conduct, though no specific charges have been detailed.
The New York investigation centers on allegations of political interference in the COVID-19 vaccine approval process and efforts to suppress reports of side effects, such as heart inflammation in young adults.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has provided investigative material to the FBI, bolstered by a whistleblower from a vaccine manufacturer.
The investigation gained momentum following a 2025 federal court ruling by U.S. District Judge Steven N. Limbaugh Jr., who found that China concealed the virus’s origins and human-to-human transmission as early as September 2019.
The ruling, part of Missouri’s lawsuit against China, has provided a legal foundation for the FBI’s efforts.
Additional evidence includes a December 2019 email uncovered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, in which an NIH scientist confirmed the deletion of a Chinese scientist’s submission showing human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 from a U.S. government database.
Former FBI Director Christopher Wray, in 2023, stated the bureau assessed with "moderate confidence" that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, a claim China has repeatedly denied as politically motivated.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former White House health advisor, has rejected accusations of concealing information, calling them "entirely false" during congressional testimony.
The probe coincides with the detection of a new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, in several U.S. states.
Alicia Powe
The FBI has not issued an official statement beyond Bongino’s comments, and the agency did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
For years, the American people have been fed a narrative about COVID-19 that smells worse than a swamp in August.
And now, finally, we’ve got the FBI—under new leadership calling the shots, digging into what could be one of the biggest scandals in modern history.
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