Fauci's Secret Texts: 'Shot Might Cause Miscarriages'… yet Told Pregnant Women It Was Totally Fine
Johnson released texts that he and Rand Paul presented as evidence of private concerns about COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.

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TAP FOR WHYTwitchy is identified as a blog, and this post relies heavily on social-media assertions and the author's own partisan commentary rather than presenting independent reporting or documents. The named author offers some attribution, but the article gives readers little basis to verify its central claims.
- Source type — A blog post with a strongly partisan presentation.
- Editorial standards — The article does not show a reporting process or independently verify its central claims.
- Author attribution — A named author is listed, but the article relies substantially on other people's posts.
- Transparency — It refers to texts and data but does not provide the full underlying material in the article.
The piece offers no full text exchange, underlying data, independent verification, or response from the people criticized. Its repeated assertions and inflammatory conclusions are largely drawn from social-media posts rather than substantiated reporting.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives only accusatory interpretations of the reported texts and does not provide the full communications, independent context, or a response from those criticized.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Fauci or the other officials is included.
- Source diversity — The article mainly compiles social-media posts from one political perspective.
- Omitted context — It does not present the full texts or supporting data needed to assess the claims.
- Loaded language — The post endorses severe accusations and punishment in highly charged terms.
The article uses strongly accusatory language and presents conservative social-media commentary as confirmation of misconduct, without including countervailing evidence or responses.
- Language tone — Uses terms such as “lies,” calls for prison, and endorses punitive rhetoric.
- Source selection — Relies on posts from conservative commentators and politicians, with no opposing or independent sources.
- Framing — Frames the reported private concern as proof of public deception without presenting the underlying exchange or evidence.
Twitchy presents posts about texts released by Sens. Ron Johnson and Rand Paul that reportedly show Anthony Fauci expressing concern about a possible miscarriage risk from a COVID-19 vaccine dose. The article alleges this conflicted with public assurances but does not include the full texts or supporting data.
The article collects social-media posts about texts that Johnson and Paul reportedly released. One post says Fauci wrote in January 2021 that a second COVID-19 vaccine dose theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the first trimester; the article does not reproduce the full exchange.
The article and the posts characterize the texts as evidence that pregnant women were misled about vaccine safety, and some call for Fauci to face punishment. These are presented as claims and opinions; the article provides no independent analysis or response from Fauci, Walensky, or Murthy.
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Part of a bigger story
16 OUTLETSRon Johnson and Rand Paul released messages from Anthony Fauci’s government phone discussing COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Center outlets focus on fact-checking Johnson’s 82% miscarriage-rate claim and explaining what the study data and later research show. Right-leaning outlets stress the contrast between Fauci’s private messages and public assurances, alongside Johnson’s pursuit of records or testimony.
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