After His Final Briefing, Republicans Vow To Investigate Anthony Fauci
Republicans spent years spreading lies and conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Now, they’re promising to bring Fauci in.

Dr. Anthony Fauci gave his last press briefing as a government advisor Tuesday, and Republicans ruined the moment by spreading falsehoods about him and the Covid-19 pandemic.
He urged people to stay up-to-date on their vaccines and boosters and condemned the spread of disinformation around public health.
In response, several Republican lawmakers said they would ask Fauci to testify over the handling of Covid-19.
Fauci is scheduled to give a final briefing today before he leaves government.
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) November 22, 2022
He thinks resigning will prevent him from being held accountable.
He's wrong.
We'll be bringing him in ASAP.
We’ll be taking Dr. Fauci’s deposition tomorrow in our lawsuit against the Biden Administration for colluding with Big Tech to censor speech.
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) November 22, 2022
We have lots of questions for Dr. Fauci. https://t.co/UcChq0epUb
Senator Rand Paul accused both him and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of animal torture.
If Fauci and the NIAID are federally funding the torture of animals for experimentation, taxpayers have a right to know about it. https://t.co/kZC3HBGYUQ
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 22, 2022
During the briefing, a reporter for The Daily Caller tried to ask about investigations into the origin of Covid-19, another popular far-right conspiracy theory. Conservative figure and self-described fact checker Tom Fitton also tweeted about the investigation in Wuhan, China.
REMEMBER: Major disclosures/admissions show our top public officials (Fauci and Birx) implicated in false statements, fraud, dishonesty, and other corruption tied to covid-19. https://t.co/JO07KLXHos
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) November 22, 2022
Fauci received praise since the start of the pandemic, particularly under former President Donald Trump’s administration, for his straightforward, fact-based briefings. But he quickly became a popular target for the far-right for promoting masks and vaccines and contradicting Trump. He began receiving death threats and had to increase his personal security.