Anthony Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment Over 100 Times at Senate Hearing

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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

• [○ 1 SOURCE] Senator Chuck Schumer and other Democrats condemned the diary as attacking science.
• [● 4 SOURCES] The diary was obtained via a subpoena issued by Republican Senator Rand Paul. capitalhillnews.com · snn.bz
• [● 2 SOURCES] Fauci persuaded New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and California officials to close schools, bars and restaurants in March 2020. snn.bz · capitalhillnews.com
• [● 4 SOURCES] In the diaries Fauci described himself as the most famous and talked‑about person in the country. capitalhillnews.com · snn.bz
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Blaze Media reported that Fauci dismissed a critical book as “nonsense” and refused to read it.
• [● 3 SOURCES] Donald Trump blamed Fauci for the widespread lockdowns during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
• [● 3 SOURCES] More than 1,100 pages of Anthony Fauci's personal diary entries from 2019‑2022 were released. snn.bz · capitalhillnews.com
• [● 4 SOURCES] Fauci's diary recorded private doubts about a lab‑leak origin of COVID‑19, describing the Wuhan market as an “amplifier.” snn.bz · capitalhillnews.com
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The hearing also addressed Republican inquiries into the origins of COVID‑19, including the lab‑leak hypothesis.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions at the hearing.
• [● 2 SOURCES] A publicly released set of Fauci’s diaries totals 1,141 pages covering December 2019 through December 2022.
• [● 2 SOURCES] Anthony Fauci experienced a lung infarction approximately five months after receiving a COVID‑19 vaccine.