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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFact check: Anthony Fauci hasn't served on the board of the Clinton or Gates foundations
The claim: Dr. Fauci has been on the Clinton Foundation, Gates Foundation boardsDr. Anthony Fauci has been in the public eye since the coronavirus pandemic began, and he has become a popular target of misinformation.
Fauci serves as the U.S. director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He has maintained his stance on the importance of caution while reopening, which has drawn criticism from conservative Americans and politicians, including President Donald Trump.
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Was Fauci ever a member of the Clinton Foundation board?
The Clinton Foundation is a nonprofit organization, meaning it must file Form 990s each year to maintain its tax-exempt status.
Fauci is not listed as a member of the board of directors on any of the foundation's 990 forms from 1998 to 2018, which is the most recently available document.
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Is Fauci serving on the Gates Foundation board?
Fauci is not listed on the current Gates Foundation's Executive Leadership Team. While he has not held positions on the foundation's leadership board, a spokesperson for the foundation confirmed that from 2003-10 Fauci served on the scientific board of Grand Challenges in Global Health
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-anthony-fauci-hasnt-195408477.html
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Fact check: Anthony Fauci hasn't served on the board of the Clinton or Gates foundations (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
May 2020
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. With the republican cult, it does not matter . ..
Reality is not their strong point.
riversedge
(70,093 posts)2. The article does not say who made that false claim.
struggle4progress
(118,236 posts)3. "He's a shape-shifting body-snatching alien lizard people!"