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Outcome of Fauci's Congressional testimonies by end of 2024
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Resolution / Starting Odds
No action taken • 33%
Reprimanded • 33%
Legal action initiated • 34%
Congressional records, news reports
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Fauci Admits No Scientific Basis for Covid Rules, Concedes Lab Leak Possible
Jun 2, 2024, 06:48 PM
Dr. Anthony Fauci has admitted that there was no scientific evidence to support the social distancing and child masking rules implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a transcript released ahead of his public testimony in Congress, Fauci confessed that the six-foot social distancing rule 'sort of just appeared' and that he did not recall how it came about. Fauci also conceded that he made up several Covid-19 restrictions, including mask mandates for children, without scientific data to back them up. This revelation, stemming from a January interview, has sparked significant controversy and criticism, especially from Republican lawmakers who have accused Fauci of lying under oath. Additionally, Fauci conceded that a lab leak was 'possible'.
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No significant consequences • 33%
Further investigation • 33%
Legal action • 33%
Fauci exonerated • 25%
Fauci reprimanded • 25%
Fauci faces legal action • 25%
Investigation inconclusive • 25%
No action taken • 33%
Indicted • 33%
Convicted • 33%
No further action • 33%
Launch of a new investigation • 33%
Public reprimand or policy change • 33%
No action taken • 33%
Official reprimand issued • 33%
Legislative changes proposed • 33%
No action taken • 33%
Formal investigation launched • 33%
Charges filed • 33%