“Emails show that Fauci knew "hydroxychloroquine worked [and] emailed friends about it being effective.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 2 Jun 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Fauci acknowledged the existence of anecdotal evidence claiming hydroxychloroquine's effectiveness against COVID-19 but never endorsed it himself and said he was waiting for results from a clinical trial.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 June 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 June 2021, 20 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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