Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during his testimony.

Said by Morgan Griffith, Jul 29, 2026Checked Aug 20, 2026Updated Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 1 contradict6 support2 context
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Confidence: 92%

The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026

Multiple reliable sources, including Reuters, PolitiFact and AP, report that Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at the July 29, 2026 Senate committee hearing, with counts of 111 and about 115 reported.

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What was said

… Is everything more awesome? Like, how do you kind of view this year versus maybe the years of the past? Now, I'm going to plead the Fifth. Okay, okay, like, that absolute coward Tony, absolute coward. Are you kidding me? Yeah, hundred and eleven. You got a pardon, and you're in front, and you pleaded over a hundred times at the White House. What are you scared of, Tony? I thought you were the science. Yeah, I thought you were. I am science, and you get up there and you can't answer a question. Yeah, what are we doing? And how much time did the network spend on that? …

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reports that Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at the hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[1]

Supports. PolitiFact reports that on July 29 Fauci took the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times as senators questioned him.[2]

Supports. AP (Spanish version) reports Fauci refused to answer more than 100 times, and the Washington Examiner counted roughly 115 invocations in its review of the testimony.[3][4]

Supports. KTVU and The Hill report the count as 111 invocations during the Senate testimony.[5][6]

Contradicts. A later AP item (published 2026-11-01) says Fauci declined to answer 'more than 50 times', conflicting with the other AP and Reuters reports of more than 100.[7]

Context. The claim's 'during his testimony' matches the Senate hearing, so the post's 'at the White House' wording is a misstatement the extraction correctly did not carry over.[8][9]