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Louisiana becomes latest state to launch Fauci investigation following explosive Senate hearing

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says Anthony Fauci lied under deposition and announces Louisiana will join Alabama and Florida in investigating potential state crimes.

Fox News Latest By Michael Sinkewicz Aug 2, 2026, 6:58 AM Captured Aug 2, 2026, 7:02 AM

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Anthony Fauci's congressional testimony where he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times while facing questions related to his personal diary and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Saturday that her office will investigate Dr.

Anthony Fauci, days after the former top health official invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a contentious Senate hearing.

Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing and declined to answer lawmakers' questions.

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Framing report

Origin wording grade

B 17/100 risk

Grade B reflects 17/100 framing risk from headline framing, vague attribution; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

Report confidence: 85%
Content format: opinion
Evidence findings: 2
Sentences checked: 28
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate right (+65, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

Evidence behind the grade

Headline framingheadline

+9 · 76% confidence

Louisiana becomes latest state to launch Fauci investigation following explosive Senate hearing

The headline uses suspense or heightened emphasis that may shape expectations before the evidence is read.

Vague attributionbody

+8 · 80% confidence

GAME-CHANGING BIDEN PARDON MAY NOT PROVIDE COMPLETE COVER, EXPERTS SAY Dr.

The claim is attributed to a broad or unnamed group, making the evidence harder to evaluate.

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Opinion format 1
Argumentative wording is expected in this format, so narrator-voice and decision-pressure cues receive reduced weight.
Attributed claims 5
Attribution helps readers distinguish a source's claim from the article narrator's own assertion.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says Anthony Fauci lied under deposition and announces Louisiana will join Alabama and Florida in investigating potential state crimes.
Uncertainty qualifiers 2
Qualifiers such as may, might, or reportedly are disclosed as technique but do not add framing-risk points by themselves.

Murrill shared a Fox News Digital story on X noting that, despite receiving a federal pardon from former President Joe Biden, Fauci could still potentially face prosecution under state law.
Charged wording in legal context 1
The wording was preserved as context but excluded from the grade because it appeared in an attributed quote or a legal/allegation context.

Louisiana becomes latest state to launch Fauci investigation following explosive Senate hearing

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