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  • Fact Check: Satire Story Claimed Dr. Anthony Fauci Petitioned For Emergency Visa To Take Up Position At Wuhan Institute Of Virology In China

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    Did Dr. Anthony Fauci petition the State Department for an emergency travel visa to China so he can take up a position at the Wuhan Institute of Virology? No, that's not true: A Facebook post making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and…

    • Apr 18, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Satire Story Claimed Dr. Anthony Fauci Petitioned For Emergency Visa To Take Up Position At Wuhan Institute Of Virology In China Satire Page
  • Fact Check: No Evidence State Department Denied Anthony Fauci a New Passport -- Claim Has Satire Origin

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    Did the U.S. State Department deny Dr. Anthony Fauci's passport renewal application in March 2025? No, that's not true: The original source of that claim about the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was an article on a website that describes its own content as "fiction" and "satire." The article attributed quotations to two fictional…

    • Mar 25, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: No Evidence State Department Denied Anthony Fauci a New Passport -- Claim Has Satire Origin Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: International Court Did NOT Charge Fauci with 2,967,108 Counts of Murder

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    Did an international court charge Dr. Anthony Fauci with 2,967,108 counts of murder? No, that's not true: A headline making that claim originated on The Dunning-Kruger Times, a site with a satire disclaimer. The article itself contained several hints it was all satirical and meant to troll those who just shared the headline. The headline appeared in an article published…

    • Jan 31, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: International Court Did NOT Charge Fauci with 2,967,108 Counts of Murder Labeled Satire
  • Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia

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    Does U.S. law allow for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be extradited to Russia? No, that's not true: A notoriously unreliable website that published a story about Putin supposedly demanding such an extradition did not offer any named sources or specifics regarding alleged charges. Lawyers who specialize in extradition told Lead Stories that there's no legal basis to send an American…

    • Jan 23, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia No Treaty
  • Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s View On Vaccines Is NOT Only That 'They Should Be Studied'

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    Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s only stated position on vaccines that they should be studied "like any other pharmaceutical product" as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: In 2023, Kennedy said, "There's no vaccine that is ... safe and effective," and he has a long history of questioning vaccine safety and suggesting links between vaccines, autism and…

    • Dec 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s View On Vaccines Is NOT Only That 'They Should Be Studied' Not A Vax Fan
  • Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT Say '72 Mandatory Childrens Vaccines' Were Never Safety Tested

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    Did Dr. Anthony Fauci ever say that 72 mandatory childhood vaccines were never safety tested? No, that's not true: Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Lead Stories, "This claim is not true." Vaccines are carefully tested in multiple stages of clinical trials to ensure they are safe and effective before being approved…

    • Dec 5, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT Say '72 Mandatory Childrens Vaccines' Were Never Safety Tested Fake Quote
  • Fact Check: HIV Researcher Who Died In Malaysia Airlines Crash Was NOT Planning To Declare Virus A 'Man-Made Disease'

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    Was a prominent HIV researcher who died in the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 planning to declare the virus a "man-made disease"? No, that's not true: Dr. Joep Lange's work in the field of HIV/AIDS focused largely on developing treatment options and the global inequities of treating the disease, not the origin of AIDS itself. A Google News…

    • Dec 4, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: HIV Researcher Who Died In Malaysia Airlines Crash Was NOT Planning To Declare Virus A 'Man-Made Disease' No Evidence
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were NOT Manufactured By Military Contractors, But By Pfizer And Moderna

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    Were COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by military contractors rather than by Pfizer and Moderna? No, that's not true: FDA inspection records show the vaccines were made in drug industry labs. Pfizer pointed Lead Stories to publicly available documents about its facilities in Belgium, Germany and at least two locations in the U.S., including Kalamazoo, Michigan. Under Operation Warp Speed, the government…

    • Dec 3, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were NOT Manufactured By Military Contractors, But By Pfizer And Moderna  No Military
  • Fact Check: Fauci, Soros Did NOT Say They Would Leave US If Trump Wins 2024 Election

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    Did former chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci and billionaire philanthropist George Soros say they would leave the United States if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election? No, that's not true: No credible media reports indicate that either man has made plans to vacate the country should the presumptive Republican nominee win. Additionally, neither Fauci nor Soros has…

    • May 28, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Fauci, Soros Did NOT Say They Would Leave US If Trump Wins 2024 Election No Such Plans
  • Fact Check: 'Mass Graves Of Thousands Of Children Killed By Fauci In Illegal Experiments' NOT Found In NYC -- Or Anywhere Else

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    Were the "mass graves of thousands of children killed ... in illegal experiments" by Dr. Anthony Fauci found in New York City? No, that's not true: The police department for the county where the mass graves supposedly rest says there are no such graves. Additionally, a picture used in the article making the claim to illustrate a purported mass grave…

    • Oct 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Mass Graves Of Thousands Of Children Killed By Fauci In Illegal Experiments' NOT Found In NYC -- Or Anywhere Else Made-Up
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