New Twitter boss Elon Musk pledged he would release the “Fauci Files” sometime within the next few days — the latest escalation in his war on Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who has come under scrutiny for his COVID policies.
“Hope you’re having a great day 1 2023!” Musk tweeted on New Year’s Day, adding: “One thing’s for sure, it won’t be boring.”
Musk’s vow to dump more dirt came after Juanita Broaddrick — the former nursing home administrator who alleged she was raped by Bill Clinton when he was attorney general of Arkansas in 1978 — posted a response to Musk’s tweet, writing: “Waiting….for #FauciFiles.”
Musk replied: “Later this week.”
Since Musk took over Twitter last October, he has released to journalists documents known as “the Twitter Files” — a look into how the social media company’s previous management decided which content to limit on its platform.
The tech mogul accused Fauci of lying about his role in funding so-called “gain-of-function” research that some believe may have played a role in the spread of the coronavirus.
In early December, Musk called for Fauci to be prosecuted.
Musk last Tuesday responded to a tweet thread by venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, who posted a meme that accused Fauci of lying.
In a series of tweets, Musk linked to a Newsweek article titled “Fauci Was ‘Untruthful’ to Congress About Wuhan Lab Research, New Documents Appear to Show.”
The Newsweek story linked to a September 2021 article by the Intercept that found that the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is headed by Fauci, provided funds for so-called “gain-of-function research of concern.”
The NIH has denied claims that its support of “gain-of-function” research had any link to the worldwide COVID outbreak.
