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WHERE SIGNERS LIVE

A North Carolina request.
Support across borders.

People across the United States and beyond have signed the call for transparency and an independent examination of UNC-associated coronavirus research.

Geographic snapshot: . These maps are a dated snapshot, not a live signature counter.

320Approved signatures
259Classified as U.S.
50Identified outside the U.S.
14Countries beyond the U.S.
Aggregate U.S. signer distribution across 42 states and the District of Columbia. North Carolina has the most classified signers.
State-level totals include named and anonymous approved signers. Individual ZIP codes and addresses are not shown.
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World map showing U.S. support and 50 international signers across 14 countries, led by Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Country totals show the international reach of the request. Signing supports independent examination, without requiring agreement with an origin hypothesis.
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U.S. state totals
258 U.S. signers assigned to a state or D.C.; one U.S. signer has no resolved state.
State / districtSigners
North Carolina72
Florida16
California15
Texas14
Virginia10
Arizona9
Maryland9
Tennessee9
Georgia7
New York7
Pennsylvania7
Washington7
Ohio6
New Jersey5
Massachusetts4
Michigan4
Missouri4
Oregon4
Colorado3
Idaho3
Indiana3
New Hampshire3
Nevada3
Utah3
Wisconsin3
Alabama2
Arkansas2
District of Columbia2
Kansas2
Kentucky2
Louisiana2
Minnesota2
Montana2
South Carolina2
West Virginia2
Connecticut1
Hawaii1
Illinois1
Maine1
North Dakota1
Nebraska1
Vermont1
Wyoming1
Countries outside the U.S.
50 identified international signers
CountrySigners
Germany14
Canada9
United Kingdom8
Australia6
Netherlands3
Spain2
France1
Guyana1
India1
Japan1
South Korea1
New Zealand1
Peru1
South Africa1
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