Three of the very first people to be infected by the coronavirus (classified by WHO as an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) were named employees at the Wuhan laboratory.

This information came from sources in the US government who told an independent journalistic website founded by Michael Shellenberger, an author well known from being involved with the Twitter Files.

The Twitter Files are a series of releases of select internal Twitter, Inc., documents. In December 2022, CEO Elon Musk gave the documents to journalists and authors, including Michael Shellenberger.

A WHO adviser likens the disclosure to a smoking gun, suggesting it could become uncomfortable for Anthony Fauci.