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The Weirdest Far-Right Conspiracy Theories Around Fauci

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases listens as U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions in the press briefing room with members of ... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases listens as U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions in the press briefing room with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on April 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Friday, the CDC issued a recommendation that all Americans should wear masks or cloth face coverings in public settings to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) MORE LESS

July 23, 2020 1:21 p.m.

There’s a deeply wild and more fantastic strain of the attempts to discredit Dr. Fauci, many of which are so ridiculous that to debunk them would chip away at the notion of factuality.

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