Fact check: Does Fauci stand to make 'millions' from book?
Dr. Anthony Fauci has an upcoming book about the lessons he's learned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. One critic says the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease stands to make "millions."
Posted — UpdatedDr. Anthony Fauci has an upcoming book about the lessons he’s learned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The book, "Expect the Unexpected: Ten Lessons on Truth, Service, and the Way Forward," was developed by National Geographic Books and is scheduled to be released on Nov. 2, 2021.
Some online have criticized Fauci over the book, claiming that he’s cashing in on it while Americans continue to suffer.
"Tony Fauci will make millions off of a new book about ‘Truth’ while Americans continue to suffer because of his endless stream of lies over the past year," reads a June 1 tweet by Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA. "The highest paid employee of the federal government is set to profit even more off this pandemic. What a disgrace."
But he isn’t going to profit from the book.
National Geographic Books developed the 80-page book in connection with an upcoming National Geographic documentary film about Fauci.
National Geographic spokesperson Chris Albert told PolitiFact that, although Fauci is listed as the author, he didn’t write anything specifically for the book. Instead, National Geographic drew from interviews and speeches delivered by Fauci for the book.
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