“Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said he will not “take a PCR COVID test.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 12 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The video is from March 2020, when COVID-19 test availability was limited and tests were prioritized for specific groups. Fauci said at that time he wasn’t getting a test because he didn’t have symptoms.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 October 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CU72cyJpH3H/
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