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Justice Dept. Indicts Fauci Adviser David Morens for Record Falsification

4/29/2026

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The U.S. Justice Department indicted David Morens, adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, for hiding emails and falsifying origin records.
New York Times and Reuters led with Morens’s indictment and called the case obstruction of records.
Fox News and The Blaze placed Anthony Fauci’s name above David Morens’s in headlines, implying involvement and citing alleged emails about wine perks.
Reuters’s headline identified U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department as the charging party.

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The U.S. Justice Department indicted David Morens, adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, for hiding emails and falsifying origin records.
New York Times and Reuters led with Morens’s indictment and called the case obstruction of records.
Fox News and The Blaze placed Anthony Fauci’s name above David Morens’s in headlines, implying involvement and citing alleged emails about wine perks.
Reuters’s headline identified U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department as the charging party.