Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci contempt vote
The gesture occurred outside the couple’s $2.4m Washington home hours after a Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt
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What this story says
- Christine Grady, wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, gave the middle finger to a photographer outside their Washington, DC home on 7 August 2026.
- The gesture occurred hours after a Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt for refusing to testify.
- The home where the incident took place is valued at $2.4 million, a detail included in some but not all reports.
- No centre-rated outlet covered the story, according to the reports available.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
77/100
Hype
65/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 2 of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Christine Grady, wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, raised her middle finger to a photographer outside their home in Washington, DC on 7 August 2026. The incident took place hours after a Senate committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to testify. The couple’s home is valued at $2.4 million.
Fauci was seen earlier that day taking out recycling, described as looking sullen by the New York Post, as reported by Raw Story. The gesture by Grady was captured by a photographer stationed outside the property. The timing of the incident linked it directly to the Senate vote.
What the coverage left out
No centre-rated outlet ran the story, according to the reports available. None of the right-rated digests mentioned Grady’s professional role at Georgetown University, a detail included in Raw Story’s digest. The New York Post’s description of Fauci as sullen while taking out recycling was only carried by Raw Story’s digest.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 8 Aug 2026, 05:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
- The two left-rated digests led on the timing of the gesture, noting it occurred hours after the Senate contempt vote. Mediaite’s digest stated that Grady gave the middle finger to a photographer, framing it as a reaction to the political pressure on her husband. Raw Story’s digest included the detail that Fauci appeared sullen while taking out recycling, and described Grady’s gesture as a "visceral reaction" to a reporter.
- Both left-rated digests named the home’s value as $2.4 million, a detail omitted by all but one of the right-rated digests. Raw Story’s digest also identified Grady as a Georgetown University colleague of Fauci, a point not mentioned in the right-rated reports.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
6 rated outlets
- The five right-rated digests framed the gesture as a metaphor for the Faucis’ attitude toward critics or the public. Twitchy’s digest described Grady as showing "class" with a "bold gesture," while The Western Journal called it a "perfect metaphorical moment." Bizpac Review’s digest linked the gesture to Fauci’s "apparent demeanor toward America."
- WND’s digest included a comment from a reader describing the family as having a "tyrant gene," while ussanews.com’s digest characterised Grady as "downright angry" and Fauci as "miserable." Only Bizpac Review’s digest mentioned the home’s $2.4 million value, a detail absent from the other right-rated reports.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
6- Flipping the bird: Fauci’s wife uses ‘sign language’ on photographer after husband found in contempt (opens WND in a new tab)
- 'Grouchy FAUCI' —> Fauci's Wife the EPITOME of Class As She Does THIS for the Camera (Pic) (opens Twitchy in a new tab)
Twitchy — is Twitchy biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- After 5th Amendment Debacle and Contempt of Congress Vote, Fauci's Wife Gives Reporters the Finger in Perfect Metaphorical Moment (opens The Western Journal in a new tab)
The Western Journal — is The Western Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Silent outburst from Fauci’s wife signals she’s NOT happy (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
Bizpac Review — is Bizpac Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Miserable Fauci Spotted Taking Out Trash, Pissed Off Wife Flips Off Camera After Senate Committee Holds Him in Contempt – Rand Paul Responds with Fire (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
The Gateway Pundit — is The Gateway Pundit biased? Our profile of this outlet
- They are panicking! Fauci’s wife Christine Grady gives the middle finger to journalist outside their Georgetown home (opens ussanews.com in a new tab)
ussanews.com — is ussanews.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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