“Seems to me that [Dr. Anthony Fauci] may accept [royalty] payments” for treatments he developed while working for the National Institutes of Health.”
Russell Brand
Comedian. YouTube. Claim dated 15 May 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisNot the Whole Story
What FactCheck.org found
In 2005, Fauci told the Associated Press that he donates royalty payments he receives from the licensees of treatments and other products he helped develop while working for the NIH.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Russell Brand (Comedian) made this claim around 15 May 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 May 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
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