The Senate held hearings regarding Anthony Fauci on August 1, 2026.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
The sources show the Senate Homeland Security committee hearing with Fauci took place on July 29, 2026, which is the day the post's 'yesterday' refers to. The claimed date of August 1 appears nowhere in the passage, so the claim departs from the post and cannot be graded as the poster's statement.
What was said
… I love that. Let's make this an August to remember, where we actually get the people's business done. And in case you missed it, the Senate was occupied yesterday, obviously, with the Fauci hearings. I've got a slightly different take on that. I'm going to talk about it with Senator Bernie Moreno. A lot of people are frustrated. They think it's failure theater. Nothing gets done. …
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Contradicts. A Salon column published August 1 describes the hearing as taking place on Wednesday, which is July 29, so no hearing on August 1 is reported.[4]
Context. The primary Senate document and AP reporting state that Fauci appeared before the HSGAC on July 29, 2026 and invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times.[1][3][5]
Context. The committee contempt vote was held on August 6, 2026, a separate event from the hearing and not the August 1 date the claim gives.[2][3][5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Anthony Fauci - AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congressreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Design - paul.senate.govpaul.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing proves we're still living in 2020salon.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 5Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questionskrgv.com · not rated · cited for: context
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