I think the title of your post should have been preceded with the word "Why".  We would all very much like to know the truth I am sure. The article linked is strangely paralell to a claim floating around a few months ago.    The claim from a few months ago said Fauci was appointed to research the SARS virus in 2004 and his conclusion was that no vaccine could be developed and that the most effective treatment would be HCQ, zinc and steroid therapy.  During his research he came across interesting possibilities and continued and expanded his research until around 2013 when a near breach of containment prompted president Obama to order the experiments be stopped in the US.  The experiments were then transferred to Wuhan's bioresearch facility and funds from the US government, Fauci's group, and Bill Gates were sent to procede with the research. This could be pure speculation or even a focused lie, but we really do need to know.