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Fox News
5 days ago
- Business
- Fox News
Biden cover-up scandal could usher in new era of Republican dominance
This is the season of President Donald Trump, the Republican Party, conservatism and the MAGA movement. The Democratic Party is in dire straits. They sit at 21% approval in some polls. They have reduced themselves to defending illegals, gang members and other forms of criminality and corruption. They present no new ideas, just obstructionism. And with each issue they embrace, such as opposing cuts in federal spending or defending the waste, fraud and abuse of USAID or other federal agencies, for that matter, only drives them further down in the polls. They are also the party of antisemitism, repellent to most Americans who cherish our longtime friendship with the Jewish state. They have no answers to the ills afflicting Americans. Meanwhile, Trump and his Republican Party have a corner on the marketplace of ideas. From the border to inflation, the GOP has it all over the Sad Sack Democrats. Democrats must hate getting up in the morning. The newspapers and cable television only bring them more bad news, from the new charges against Andrew Cuomo, former Democrat governor of New York, to fresh revelations about the scandal of COVID-19 and the alleged criminality of Dr. Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to the president, to Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar's complete indifference to the murder of two young Israelis in Washington at the Israeli Embassy. Democrats must be asking themselves, "What fresh hell is this?" Of course, the story with the most damaging, long-term effect is the cover-up of former President Joe Biden's incipient mental state. Were we a constitutional republic during his time? Or were we governed by a devious cabal armed with an autopen? Even worse, the entire Democratic Party establishment was in on the cover-up and conspiracy of defending an emperor that not only had no clothes, but apparently wasn't even governing in the first place. The GOP is on offense, a good place to be in politics. Meanwhile, the Democrats are in a fox hole, fighting off incoming, completely on the defense. This all has long-term consequences. Just as President Abraham Lincoln kicked off a long period of Republican governance beginning in 1860, just as FDR and the Democrats initiated a long period of Democratic governance beginning in 1932, Trump could be kicking off a long period of Republican governance. Republicans are in motion. Trump is in motion. He knows politics is motion. During the Lincoln era, Republicans reminded voters of the "bloody shirt" to drive home to them it was Democrats, the party of slavery, who instigated the Civil War. Republicans will, in the future remind voters of the Biden cover-up by yelling, "Deceitful Democrats!" Watergate was indeed just a "third-rate burglary" compared to this culture wide scheme to deceive. The tea leaves were already appearing before this earthshaking scandal surrounding Biden. Look at the facts: Hispanic men shifted in large numbers toward the Republicans in the last election. So too did African American males. So too did young voters. White Americans held firm in almost all categories. Democrats often delude themselves. Case in point is the growing vegetative state of Biden. And I am sorry, Minnesota's Caspar Milquetoast governor Tim Waltz is not the answer to recapturing the male vote. The irony is that the insider establishment told themselves an old, old, old man, who was on the wrong side of all the issues, could win until it became screamingly obvious he could not. They then told themselves a lightweight do-nothing vice president, chosen for her race and sex and not for her intellect, could win. Ironically, she was chosen as Biden's insurance plan meaning there would be no way anyone would turn to Kamala Harris if and when Biden faltered. Everybody knew she was completely unqualified to be president. Lord Acton once cynically said, "The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern." Maybe so, but the Democrats, as decided by the voters, are indeed unfit to govern. The GOP controls the majority of governorships. The GOP controls the majority of state legislatures. And, in 23 states, the GOP has total control. The other states are at best mixed. Conservatives control the Supreme Court. Beyond the growing powers of Trump are the issues that favor the GOP, abortion is now off the table as conservatives acted on their federalism instincts and the Supreme Court sent the matter back to the states where behavioral issues like marriage, adoption and the death penalty belong. Anybody who looks beyond the point of their own nose has to see this massive Biden cover-up is not only the greatest scandal in American history, but it will have significant ramifications for our future. Liberal historians' credibility is shot. Jon Meacham, Michael Beschloss and others like them have no more authority. This has a significant impact on the future. True journalists will not be turning to them for comment as they are seen simply as liberal lackeys, especially Meacham who authored Biden's "Nuremberg Speech," denouncing half of America, one of the two worst speeches in presidential history, ranking with President Jimmy Carter's now notorious "Malaise" speech. The liberal media, too, is headed for the ash heap of history. Where will CNN's and MSNBC's ratings be in a year? Their viewership may be higher in Beijing than in Peoria. And, ironically, CNN anchor Jake Tapper, just as his book is topping the charts, has destroyed his credibility by being part of the original cover-up as a Biden apologist. Of course, the story with the most damaging, long-term effect is the cover-up of former President Joe Biden's incipient mental state. Were we a constitutional republic during his time? Or were we governed by a devious cabal armed with an autopen? Vindicated are the very few reporters who asked tough questions about Biden's mental competency. No longer does two plus two equal five. Which means the future is very bleak for the Democratic Party. They are a pariah party for now and the foreseeable future. They have reaped the whirlwind.
France 24
15-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
No, former Covid adviser Anthony Fauci isn't facing criminal charges in the US or elsewhere
A new wave of disinformation has surged online in the past week about Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's former Chief Medical Adviser under President Joe Biden. And this is far from the first time. Fauci, who is known as the architect of the American fight against Covid-19, is often targeted by anti-vaxxers; people opposed to the use of some or all vaccines. In recent weeks, Fauci has been under renewed attacks from conservative politicians. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, for one, has been spreading the theory that Covid-19 came from a lab in Wuhan, China and accusing Fauci of covering this up – and the fact that the United States was allegedly funding sensitive research in China. This is the backdrop for the false accusations that have been circulating on social media of late. Facebook posts have been circulating claiming that New Zealand has charged 'Fauci with 107,357 counts of negligible homicide' in relation to the Covid-19 vaccination and that "14 countries" had issued arrest warrants for him. Nicolas Hulscher, the administrator of a controversial American foundation, said on X that criminal referral requests had been filed against Fauci and others who helped to manage the pandemic in seven American states. These claims were widely spread on social media, garnering more than 900,000 views on X, Facebook and Instagram. While the first accusation is completely false, the second is missing important context. No countries have issued arrest warrants for Dr. Fauci 'BOOM: 107,357 COUNTS OF NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE – GLOBAL ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED AGAINST FAUCI,' reads a Facebook post in French published by Va Lou, a user who often relays conspiracies about the Freemasons, the deep state or vaccines. This message, which was widely shared in both French and English, comes from an article published on April 6 by the site AMG News. According to the site, Anthony Fauci had been charged in New Zealand with 107,357 counts of "negligent homicide" and was subject to arrest warrants filed by 14 countries, including Brazil, South Africa, Italy, Hungary and the Philippines. There is no information, however, about the nine other countries that have supposedly issued warrants. The Australian police confirmed these claims were false in an interview with Australian media outlet AAP FactCheck for an article published on May 1. "That is not accurate in any way whatsoever," a police spokesperson told the outlet, adding that there are no charges against Fauci in the country. Moreover, if you search for 'Fauci' on the New Zealand police's official website, then there are no results, which also contradicts these allegations. As for the arrest warrants supposedly issued by the other countries mentioned, we came up with no hits when we searched 'arrest' and 'Fauci' in the languages of each of these countries on Google. We also didn't see any sign of arrests on the official sites of their security forces. Moreover, when we did a search in the public database of Interpol – the intergovernmental agency that co-ordinates police co-operation amongst the 196 member countries – we found no wanted notice related to Fauci. Interpol publishes "red notices' for wanted people – requests to locate and provisionally arrest people for the purposes of extradition. Once again, there is no sign of Fauci's name. A site known for 'pseudoscience' and 'conspiracies' The source of this disinformation is the AMG News (American Media Group) website. Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC), a site specialised in evaluating the trustworthiness of media outlets, called AMG News 'a conspiracy and pseudoscience news source based in Romania". The site doesn't have an 'about page' or any information about its owners, which MBFC cites as further signs of a lack of transparency. The website shares conspiracy theories ranging from chemtrails to the deep state and often displays climate change scepticism and anti-vaccine rhetoric. Requests for criminal investigations with no legal weight The claim that criminal referrals had been issued in seven US states for Dr. Fauci and other key figures in managing the pandemic is missing important context. The claims come from an article by someone named Nicolas Hulscher, which was published on April 9 on the site Focal Point. The article cites a press release shared on April 8 by Vires Law Group, a Florida-based group that claims to defend American citizens from 'tyranny' and 'lawless actors'. In the press release, the group says that they made a request to the Arizona attorney general to open a criminal investigation into Dr. Fauci and other architects of the Covid-19 strategy. They say similar requests were made in several other states. So there have been requests for criminal investigations, as Hulscher claimed, but these carry no legal weight and do not constitute criminal referrals. Back in 2024, Vires Law Group issued a near-identical press release also making the same accusations against Fauci. At the time, US media outlet USA Today reported that these requests for criminal investigations did not constitute criminal referrals. 'Anyone or any group can contact local police, state police, sheriffs, district attorneys and/or the attorney general … and report facts and evidence they believe constitute criminal activity,' said Louisiana-based criminal law attorney Jim Boren in an interview with USA Today. This does not mean that an investigation will be opened or that criminal charges will be filed. A foundation known for releasing questionable material The author of the article, Nicolas Hulscher, says on X that he is an epidemiologist and an administrator at McCullough Foundation, an organisation that has sparked controversy, especially about its anti-vaccine stance. It was founded by Peter McCullough, an American cardiologist and former professor of medicine, who became a central figure spreading disinformation about Covid-19. Known for taking positions contrary to scientific consensus, McCullough spoke out against vaccines and promoted non-verified treatments (like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin). Many scientific reviews and media outlets have identified him as sharing false information about the pandemic. His foundation, which is also frequently criticised, shares studies and claims also contested by the scientific community. Some of these publications suggest a link between the Covid-19 vaccination and heart attacks – a theory disproved by medical research. Hulscher and McCullough are the main two contributors to the site Focal Point, an outlet that says it is focused on investigations into public policy, health, justice and news. Many of the articles on the site feature McCullough's anti-vaxx discourse.
NZ Herald
07-05-2025
- Health
- NZ Herald
Anthony Fauci not charged with negligent homicide in New Zealand
The same claim proliferated across social media in Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia in early April. Many posts circulated among users in the United States. Fauci, an immunologist who served as director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases between 1984 and 2022, came to wider attention at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when he was appointed to the White House coronavirus taskforce during the first term of US President Donald Trump. After Joe Biden took office in January 2021, Fauci was appointed as his chief medical adviser, before stepping down in 2022. He advocated measures such as social distancing and mask-wearing to prevent the spread of Covid, making him a target of misinformation and harassment. Contrary to the viral Facebook posts, Fauci has not been charged in New Zealand, nor have any of the countries mentioned issued international arrest warrants for him. 'Obviously not correct' A keyword search found the claim appears to have originated from an article published on April 6 on the website AMG-News, which has previously promoted misinformation. However, the article does not cite any sources from New Zealand or from the other countries mentioned in the social media posts. A New Zealand police spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that Fauci was not under investigation or charged with any crime. 'It is very obviously not correct,' she said in an April 29 email. Fauci's name does not appear on the regularly updated Red Notice list from Interpol, which organises police co-operation between 196 member countries. AFP also found no mention of Fauci's indictment through advanced searches on the websites of the justice and police ministries for Brazil, South Africa, Italy, Hungary and the Philippines. Misinformation target AFP contacted Fauci and the press office at Georgetown University, where he works as a professor, for comment. A response was not forthcoming. Shortly after the false claim of an alleged indictment spread online, Fauci appeared in public in the United States on April 8 and 14. Since the beginning of his active involvement in the pandemic, he has faced numerous political attacks and calls for investigation from Republican officials. Hours before the end of his term, Biden granted Fauci a pre-emptive pardon to shield him from 'politically motivated prosecutions'. AFP has fact-checked other misinformation about Fauci.
Fox News
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump's Latest Big Moves
As seen on Gutfeld!, Greg makes fun of Fauci and the media after Trump's recent ban on federal funding for gain-of-function research. Plus, Greg calls out the Dems and the media for turning a blind eye to illegal immigration during Trump's new self-deportation policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Anthony Fauci not charged with negligent homicide in New Zealand
Former White House coronavirus advisor Anthony Fauci has not been charged with negligent homicide in New Zealand, the country's police told AFP, dismissing rumours circulating online. False posts further allege Fauci is facing arrest warrants in 14 other nations, but his name did not appear on Interpol's list of wanted persons as of May 6, 2025 . "BOOM!!! GLOBAL HUNT LAUNCHED: NEW ZEALAND CHARGES FAUCI WITH 107,357 COUNTS OF NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE," reads an April 21 Facebook post from a New Zealand-based user. Screenshot of the false Facebook post taken May 6, 2025 The post goes on to say 14 nations "have issued international arrest warrants" for Fauci, including Brazil, South Africa, Italy, Hungary and the Philippines. "He's now viewed as the mastermind of medical tyranny. His fingerprints are on lockdowns, forced injections, censorship, and mass psychological warfare. Now, he's facing the fire." The same claim proliferated across social media in Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia in early April 2025. Many posts circulated among users in the United States. Fauci, an American immunologist who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases between 1984 and 2022, came to wider attention at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when he was appointed to the White House coronavirus task force during the first term of US President Donald Trump (archived link). After Joe Biden took office in January 2021, Fauci was appointed as his chief medical advisor before stepping down in 2022 (archived link). He advocated measures such as social distancing and mask-wearing to prevent the spread of Covid-19, making him a target of misinformation and harassment (archived link). Contrary to the viral Facebook posts, Fauci has not been charged in New Zealand, nor have any of the countries mentioned issued international arrest warrants for him. 'Obviously not correct' A keyword search found the claim appears to have originated from an article published April 6, 2025 on the conspiratorial website AMG-News, which has previously promoted misinformation. However, the article does not cite any sources from New Zealand or the other countries mentioned in the social media posts. Screenshot of the false AMG-News report taken May 6, 2025 A New Zealand Police spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that Fauci was not under investigation or charged with any crime in the country. "It is very obviously not correct," she said in an April 29, 2025 email. Fauci's name does not appear on the regularly updated Red Notice list from Interpol, which organises police cooperation between 196 member countries (archived link). AFP also found no mention of Fauci's indictment through advanced searches on the websites of the justice and police ministries for Brazil, South Africa, Italy, Hungary and the Philippines. Misinformation target AFP contacted Fauci and the press office at Georgetown University, where he works as a professor, for comment (archived link). A response was not forthcoming. Shortly after the false claim of an alleged indictment spread online, Fauci appeared in public in the United States on April 8 and 14 (archived links here and here). Since the beginning of his active involvement in the Covid-19 pandemic, he has faced numerous political attacks and calls for investigation from Republican officials. Hours before the end of his term, outgoing president Biden granted Fauci a pre-emptive pardon to shield him from "politically motivated prosecutions" (archived link). AFP has fact-checked other misinformation about Fauci here and here.
