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PoliticsFauci ordered aide to delete email about bird flu research
Newly disclosed documents show Dr. Anthony Fauci instructed an aide to permanently delete an email in 2012 concerning gain-of-function research. The email discussed experiments that made a strain of bird flu transmissible through the air, conducted by Ron Fouchier with NIAID funding.
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Republican effort to prosecute Fauci for contempt stalls
A Republican effort to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci for contempt of Congress has stalled. This comes after a GOP-led Senate committee voted to hold him in contempt three weeks ago, with some administration officials now questioning the legal approach.
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Politics · United StatesAnthony Fauci's lawyers establish defense fund for pandemic probes
Lawyers for Dr. Anthony Fauci have established a legal defense fund to address the increasing number of state and federal investigations into his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci denies wrongdoing, and any remaining funds will go to charity.
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Politics · United StatesComer accuses Becerra of withholding Fauci’s COVID-era diary from Congress
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has accused former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra of withholding Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era diary and cellphone from Congress. The diary, spanning over 1,000 pages, includes entries on Fauci’s influence over school closures, which he previously denied under oath. Becerra has until 2 September 2026 to respond.
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Health · United StatesDavid Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-19 records from US government
David Morens, 78, a senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 2006 to 2022, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. The case centres on efforts to hide federal records about COVID-19 origins and a terminated research grant linked to a Wuhan lab.
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Health · United StatesFDA warned Fauci in 2021 to study COVID vaccine side effects, emails show
In May 2021, then-acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock emailed Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins about reports of unusual health problems following COVID-19 vaccination, warning that existing surveillance systems might miss them. Fauci forwarded the concerns, but no dedicated study has been confirmed.
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Media · United StatesABC News spiked 2021 COVID lab leak story after Fauci review, says ex-correspondent
Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran says the network censored his 2021 investigation into COVID-19 potentially leaking from a Wuhan lab after the script was reviewed by Anthony Fauci. The claim coincides with Fauci refusing a Senate subcommittee interview, as right-rated outlets lead on the allegation while no left- or centre-rated outlet covered it.
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Health · United StatesFauci texts show private concern over COVID vaccine and miscarriage risk
Newly released texts from Anthony Fauci’s government phone reveal he privately raised concerns in January 2021 that fever after the second COVID-19 vaccine dose could theoretically be linked to miscarriage, while publicly stating there were no red flags for pregnant women. The messages were obtained by the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
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Politics · United StatesBill Maher criticises Rand Paul for releasing Fauci’s private diary entries
Bill Maher accused Senator Rand Paul of hypocrisy after Paul released over 1,000 pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s private diary. Maher said the move contradicted Paul’s libertarian stance on privacy, while also mocking Fauci’s diary entries. The release came ahead of a Senate committee hearing on Fauci’s pandemic response.
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Christine Grady gives middle finger to photographer after Fauci contempt vote
Christine Grady, wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, raised her middle finger to a photographer outside their Washington, DC home on 7 August 2026. The incident followed a Senate committee vote to hold Fauci in contempt, with outlets on the right and left reporting the gesture but differing in emphasis and framing.
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Florida subpoenas Fauci over pandemic records
Florida's Attorney General issued a subpoena to Anthony Fauci on 29 May 2024, demanding records related to potential self-dealing during his leadership of the pandemic response. The move follows Fauci's invocation of the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a Senate hearing last week.
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Politics · United StatesFauci held in contempt by Senate panel after invoking Fifth Amendment 111 times
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a hearing on COVID-19 origins. The resolution, opposed by all Democrats, was sent to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for potential prosecution.
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Politics · United StatesSenate panel obtains Fauci’s iPhone ahead of contempt vote
A Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson has obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s iPhone, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. The panel plans to vote on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing.
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Aaron Rodgers calls Anthony Fauci a 'coward' after Senate hearing on COVID response
Aaron Rodgers called Dr. Anthony Fauci a 'coward' and an 'absolute criminal' on *The Pat McAfee Show* after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a Senate hearing on the government's COVID-19 response. Outlets diverged on whether the focus was Fauci's legal strategy or Rodgers' criticism.
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