“Trump administration just FIRED 54 scientists & cut off 77 grants at Fauci's NIH for not disclosing their ties to Communist China!”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 16 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
The scientists worked at NIH-funded institutions, such as universities. They were not employed as NIH scientists. Fauci leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, not the NIH.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 June 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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