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 23 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 25 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
77/100
Hype
65/100
25 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 4 of the 23 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
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.
Coverage settled. We checked this 81 times and stopped on 13 Aug 2026, 12:16. The figures above are what it finished at.
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
4 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
6 rated outlets
We have not written our reading of the centre coverage of this story. The centre-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Right
13 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.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci…?
- Of the 23 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 59% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 25. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci… left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 23 rated outlets on this story, 14% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 59% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci… biased?
- Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci contempt vote is one event reported by 25 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci…?
- 25 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Christine Grady do after the Senate contempt vote?
- Christine Grady gave the middle finger to a photographer outside her Washington, DC home on 7 August 2026. The gesture occurred hours after a Senate committee voted to hold her husband, Dr. Anthony Fauci, in contempt for refusing to testify. The incident was widely reported by both left- and right-rated outlets.
- How much is the Fauci home in Washington, DC worth?
- The Fauci home in Washington, DC is valued at $2.4 million. This detail was included in the digests from Mediaite, Raw Story, and Bizpac Review but omitted by most right-rated outlets, according to the reports available.
- Which outlets reported on Christine Grady’s gesture?
- The story was reported by two left-rated outlets, Mediaite and Raw Story, and five right-rated outlets: WND, Twitchy, The Western Journal, Bizpac Review, and ussanews.com. No centre-rated outlet covered the incident, based on the reports available.
Read it at the source
25 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
4- Senator requests that DOJ prosecute Fauci (opens News & Record in a new tab)
News & Record — is News & Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Released Around Fauci Is Wind Cake with Bad Faith - 08/08/2026 - Reinaldo José Lopes (opens UOL in a new tab)
- Fauci’s Wife Has a Profane Message for Photographer Hours After Hubby’s Contempt Vote (opens Mediaite in a new tab)
- Fauci's wife deploys vulgar salute in defiance after GOP moves against 'sullen' doctor (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
Centre
6- Senator requests that DOJ prosecute Fauci (opens fredericksburg.com in a new tab)
fredericksburg.com — is fredericksburg.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Doctor Who Challenged Trump During the Covid Refuses 111 Times to Testify and Faces Prison at Age 85 (opens EL ESPAÑOL in a new tab)
EL ESPAÑOL — is EL ESPAÑOL biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DOJ Confirms Receipt Of Fauci Contempt Referral (opens hngn.com in a new tab)
- Senator requests that DOJ prosecute Fauci (opens Mason City Globe Gazette in a new tab)
Mason City Globe Gazette — is Mason City Globe Gazette biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Senator requests that DOJ prosecute Fauci (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
The McDowell News — is The McDowell News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Fauci contempt vote opens door to DOJ prosecution — and a precedent for witnesses to refuse to even show up in the future (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Right
13- Fauci ouchy: Suddenly, the cameras and ‘science’ don’t see eye to eye (opens World Tribune in a new tab)
World Tribune — is World Tribune biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Fauci in the congressional wringer: A test for Trump’s newly (opens khbrknews in a new tab)
- HARSANYI: Fauci’s cowardly Fifth Amendment evasion (opens The North State Journal in a new tab)
The North State Journal — is The North State Journal biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Fauci in the congressional wringer: a test for Trump's newly-minted Attorney General (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Barbra Streisand Laments 'Disgraceful Witch Hunt' Against Fauci: GOP Trying to 'Rewrite the History of the Pandemic' (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress, Sends Referral to DOJ (opens newstarget.com in a new tab)
newstarget.com — is newstarget.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Fauci and the art of turning accountability into the villain (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Washington Examiner — is Washington Examiner biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Flipping the bird: Fauci’s wife uses ‘sign language’ on photographer after husband found in contempt (opens WND in a new tab)
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- '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
2- Does the Fifth Amendment Protect Fauci? (opens iblnews.org in a new tab)
iblnews.org — is iblnews.org biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Fauci Held in Contempt After Pleading Fifth 111 Times (opens capitalisminstitute.org in a new tab)
capitalisminstitute.org — is capitalisminstitute.org biased? Our profile of this outlet
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