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  • Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By US Navy SEALs On June 1, 2021

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    Was Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrested by U.S. Navy SEALs on June 1, 2021? No, that's not true: Not only is there no credible information about such an arrest, but Fauci has made several telecommunications and public appearances since June 1, 2021 and federal law bars the U.S. military from taking…

    • Jun 23, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By US Navy SEALs On June 1, 2021 Fauci Is Free
  • Fact Check: Vaccine 'Candidates' Transferred In December 2019 Were NOT For The Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19 -- They Were For MERS

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    Were COVID-19 vaccine "candidates" transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in December 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true: The vaccine materials transferred were for MERS-CoV, the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, not for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a spokesperson at the National Institute of Allergy and…

    • Jun 22, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Vaccine 'Candidates' Transferred In December 2019 Were NOT For The Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19 -- They Were For MERS Wrong Virus
  • Fact Check: Dr. Fauci Did NOT Throw An Opening Day Pitch Six Feet From Home Plate

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    Did Dr. Anthony Fauci throw his 2020 opening day pitch six feet from home plate? No, that's not true: He was standing near the edge of the pitcher's mound, which is over 48 feet from the front of home plate. The claim appeared in an Instagram post (archived here) by the account "hodgetwins" on June 10, 2021. The post includes…

    • Jun 10, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Dr. Fauci Did NOT Throw An Opening Day Pitch Six Feet From Home Plate Struck Out!
  • Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed

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    Does a list of indictments, arrests and executions reveal a number of politicians, celebrities and royals who have been executed including Barack and Michelle Obama? No, that's not true. This list is completely false. It is part of the baseless and debunked QAnon conspiracy theory: that Donald Trump is fighting a secret international cabal of child sex predators made up…

    • Jun 8, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed Totally False
  • Fact Check: Anthony Fauci's Emails Were NOT Leaked -- They Were Released Through The FOIA

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    Were Dr. Anthony Fauci's emails leaked to the public? No, that's not true: Several media outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN and BuzzFeed News, filed Freedom of Information Act requests to access copies of Fauci's office emails. As Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, courts have held that, barring certain exemptions, public official…

    • Jun 4, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Anthony Fauci's Emails Were NOT Leaked -- They Were Released Through The FOIA FOIA ≠ Leak
  • Fact Check: Email Addressed To Dr. Anthony Fauci Does NOT Confirm COVID-19 Was Man-made

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    Does an email addressed to Dr. Anthony Fauci confirm that COVID-19 was man-made? No, that's not true: The email, forwarded to Fauci via public inquiry, states that the virus that causes COVID-19 was created but does not prove that it was. The search for the origin of the virus, at the time this fact check was written, was still under…

    • Jun 3, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Email Addressed To Dr. Anthony Fauci Does NOT Confirm COVID-19 Was Man-made Claim ≠ Proof
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Jail Fauci For His 'Dirty' Money To China

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    Did President Joe Biden jail Dr. Anthony Fauci for his "dirty" money to China? No, that's not true: The claim is made in the headline of a video that says nothing about the president jailing the nation's top infectious disease expert. There is no other public evidence supporting the allegation. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published…

    • Jun 2, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Jail Fauci For His 'Dirty' Money To China Headline Errs
  • Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci's Private Email On Masks, Dated February 2020, Does NOT Conflict With What He Was Saying Publicly Around That Time

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    Does Dr. Anthony Fauci's private email on masks, dated February 2020, conflict with what he was saying publicly around that time? No, that's not true: His email was consistent with the guidance given then. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, recommendations on masks have evolved as the science on the virus becomes more clear and the situation changes. Health…

    • Jun 2, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci's Private Email On Masks, Dated February 2020, Does NOT Conflict With What He Was Saying Publicly Around That Time Recs Evolve
  • Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest Dr. Deborah Birx

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    Did the U.S. military arrest former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx for her role in deceiving the public about the effectiveness of masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim is a complete fabrication by a website that has published a series of similar false claims about the military arrests of political…

    • Jun 2, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest Dr. Deborah Birx Not Arrested
  • Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Quietly Release Data Showing 7 Out Of 10 Americans Are Declining The COVID-19 Vaccine

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    Did the CDC quietly release data showing that 7 out of 10 Americans are declining the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50.1% of the total population, or 166,388,129 people, had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 40.2% of the total population, or 133,532,544 people, were fully…

    • May 28, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Quietly Release Data Showing 7 Out Of 10 Americans Are Declining The COVID-19 Vaccine More Jabs
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