In a just world, Peter Daszak would be rotting in jail waiting for his execution warrant. 

He was Fauci's conduit to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, pouring millions of dollars into gain-of-function research that ultimately created the COVID-19 virus, Tens of millions died, the freedom of billions was stolen, children's lives were ruined, trillions of dollars were wasted, and citizens around the world were weaponized against each other to stir unrest and civil strife. 

Far more than Fauci, who ultimately was a sociopathic bureaucrat who committed most of his crimes to cover his own ass after he realized he helped fund the murder of millions, Daszak was responsible for much of the evil the world has witnessed over the past 5 years. 

You couldn’t make this up… yet, here it is. Daszak, fresh off EcoHealth, now on a journalism accountability board. The man who ran cover for Wuhan, now fighting ‘misinformation.’ You have to admire the commitment. 🏆😂 pic.twitter.com/5LwDHUFe5Z

— Not Marion Koopmans (@MarioKoopmans) March 6, 2025

As the Trump administration defunds all the USAID-backed censorship organizations and Big Tech turns its back on the oppressive speech policing that has characterized our discourse over the past several years, yet another "accountability" project aimed at calling inconvenient facts "disinformation" has sprouted out of thin air, and Daszak is in the thick of it. 

Announced yesterday, the Accountability Journalism Institute is an evolution from something called the "OptOut Media Foundation," which seems to be a propaganda outlet pushing far-left Narratives™. If you go to their website you find that their partners are all the usual leftist suspects like The Nation. 

"AJI has expanded its board of directors, bringing in respected [sic] scientists, human rights advocates, and journalists. Among the new board members is renowned [sic] zoologist Dr. Peter Daszak, the former president of EcoHealth Alliance"https://t.co/ntSPpbnya9

— Richard H. Ebright (@R_H_Ebright) March 6, 2025

Apparently they are changing their focus to slandering honest people who note little things like Peter Daszak is a perjuring psychopath who loves manipulating viruses into killing machines aimed at human beings. 

AJI announced its creation in a press release:

NEW YORK, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The OptOut Media Foundation is now the Accountability Journalism Institute (AJI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring faith in America's critical institutions and reinforcing a shared reality and purpose.

Accountability Journalism Institute has established an advisory panel of scientists and journalists, drawing experts from molecular biology, virology, cardiology, pediatrics, zoology, epidemiology, and emergency medicine. This panel will ensure our reporting maintains the highest journalistic standards while also serving as a trusted resource for reporters covering public health and science.

Accountability Journalism Institute has established an advisory panel of scientists and journalists, drawing experts from molecular biology, virology, cardiology, pediatrics, zoology, epidemiology, and emergency medicine. This panel will ensure our reporting maintains the highest journalistic standards while also serving as a trusted resource for reporters covering public health and science.

"These are unprecedented and dangerous times," said AJI co-founder and seasoned investigative reporter Walker Bragman. "As the nation continues to battle COVID-19 and its effects in the shadow of an accelerating climate crisis, looming infectious disease threats, and rising global authoritarianism, the need for hard-hitting accountability journalism has never been greater."

Bragman explained that the transition reflects evolving circumstances and an urgent societal need.

From OptOut to AJI: A Broader Mission

Bragman and fellow investigative journalist Alex Kotch originally founded OptOut in 2020 to address the challenges faced by independent media in an industry increasingly dominated by subscription models and large legacy outlets. To support smaller, specialized reporting organizations, OptOut launched an algorithm- and ad-free news aggregation app exclusively for independent media. Developed by the Progressive Coders Network and curated by a diverse team of journalists, the app quickly gained traction, breaking into the top 20 news apps on the Apple App Store.

Even the Biden administration cut all ties with Daszak and banned the federal government from doing business with him and the EcoHealth Alliance because they illegally funded gain-of-function research and lied repeatedly to the federal government. They failed to report their work and their findings, and were found to be fundamentally untrustworthy. 

In all likelihood they used US federal dollars to fund the research that created COVID-19. 

That is who Daszak is. 

He is going to be your fact checker, folks. It's like asking Jeffrey Dahmer to cover food for the New Yorker. 

With its new focus, AJI has expanded its board of directors, bringing in respected scientists, human rights advocates, and journalists. Among the new board members is renowned zoologist Dr. Peter Daszak, the former president of EcoHealth Alliance, who has been the target of politically motivated attacks based on unsupported narratives about the origins of COVID-19.

"I joined the Board because I've seen first hand the damage that politically-driven misinformation can do through five years of awful attacks against me, my family and my work," Daszak said. "These often involved the same methods, organizations and people as those lined up against climate change, GMO and vaccine scientists. The AJI will shine a light on who's behind anti-science misinformation, and who pays for it, so we can all better distinguish fact from fiction."

In addition to Dr. Peter Daszk, AJI is proud to welcome: 

• Dr. Robert Morris, esteemed epidemiologist who has advised the EPA, CDC, and President's cancer panel.
• Andy Izenson, attorney, LGBTQIA+ advocate, and former president of the National Lawyers Guild.
• Piper Bonacquist, longtime advocate for abortion access.
• Dr. Michael James Harrington, NYU professor and humanities scholar.
• Jahan Sharif, communications entrepreneur, producer, and dedicated public interest advocate.
• Olivia Riggio, independent media journalist.

Beyond its board, AJI has established an advisory panel of scientists and journalists, drawing experts from molecular biology, virology, cardiology, pediatrics, zoology, epidemiology, and emergency medicine. This panel will ensure that Important Context maintains the highest journalistic standards while also serving as a trusted resource for reporters covering public health and science.

What isn't clear to me is where the money is coming from to make this transformation from a small, rather poor "foundation" into something that can hire people like Daszak to spread falsehoods. In 2023 they raised only $100,000, which is barely enough to keep the lights on. You don't recruit a bunch of new people without having some incentive, monetary or through connections to people with money and power. 

In other words, even with legit nonprofits there is usually some sort of Quid Pro Quo, even if it is just prestige and connections. OptOut was as connected as a frayed electrical cord if it raised only $100,000 a couple of years ago. Did some of those "gold bars" the Biden administration was throwing off the federal Titanic wind up at OptOut? 

Inquiring minds want to know. 

Daszak is one of those members of the transnational elite who finds a way to land on his feet no matter how far he falls. Disgraced and disowned by most of his old allies, somehow he is being rehabilitated as...what? A payoff to keep his mouth shut?

We can only speculate, but about one thing I am certain: you will soon see "fact checks" using the Accountability Journalism Institute as a source. 

Because that, my friends, is how things work.