Anthony Fauci’s newly released diary raises a deeply uncomfortable question: how much of what the public was told about Covid actually reflected what Fauci privately believed? One of the clearest examples concerns the virus’s fatality rate. In February 2020, Fauci recorded a conversation with former CDC director Tom Frieden in which they agreed that the case fatality rate was “more like 0.2-0.3% rather than 2.0%”. Yet publicly, Fauci was still warning Americans that Covid had a mortality rate of around 2 to 2.5%, later saying it was probably closer to 1%. The distinction between a case fatality rate and an infection fatality rate matters, and the figures were necessarily uncertain at such an early stage, but the problem is the enormous gulf between Fauci’s private assessment and the much more alarming numbers being presented publicly. The diary also records Fauci describing Covid as behaving like “a bad influenza”, while his public messaging increasingly emphasised the extraordinary danger posed by the virus.
The contradictions do not stop there. Fauci later repeatedly claimed that he had not been responsible for school closures, yet his March 15, 2020 diary entry records him saying that he had “convinced” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to close the city’s schools, based partly on what Fauci had been saying publicly, and that he had also urged the closure of bars and restaurants. He recorded a similar conversation involving California, where he wrote that the governor’s chief of staff said Gavin Newsom had decided to close schools, bars and restaurants after Fauci’s television appearances. Then there is the question of Covid’s origins. On January 26, 2020, Fauci privately wrote that the Wuhan market “was not the source” but “the amplifier”, while also writing that the virus had jumped from animals to humans somewhere. Yet the public debate that followed saw Fauci strongly associated with the natural-origin explanation and dismissals of the possibility of a laboratory origin. Taken individually, some of these differences can be explained by changing evidence and evolving scientific understanding. Taken together, however, the diary creates a very awkward picture of a senior public-health official whose private assessments, recollections and public messaging did not always line up. That is precisely why these records deserve serious scrutiny rather than being dismissed as merely political ammunition.
For 12 years, this captivating series has charmed audiences across the globe with its charismatic characters, cracking cases and stunning scenery, making it the longest running crime drama in New Zealand. Now, Acorn Media International is delighted to announce The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12 is set to arrive on DVD and digital on 20 July 2026, following its run on U&Drama.
And to celebrate we have a copy on DVD to give away!
Synopsis:
Return to the rustic town of Brokenwood where behind the scenic splendour of small-town life, a web of deception, greed and dark secrets lurks in the shadows…
Brokenwood’s best and brightest detectives are back as Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea – Go Girls, Auckward Love), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland – The Almighty Johnsons, A Mistake) and Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri – Boy, Shortland Street) continue to grapple with the tranquil town’s ever-growing murder rate. With the help of their eccentric pathologist, Dr. Gina Kadinsky (Cristina Ionda – Out of Season, Filthy Rich), and the trusty locals, they must employ all manner of unorthodox techniques to solve their most bizarre and macabre murder investigations to date.
The new series features six new feature length mysteries, from attempted alien abductions to a surfing priest with a dark history and a masquerade ball masking a mysterious death. The formidable team also dig into the strange case of a dead bride found by the tracks of a historic railway, a killer ukulele and a stolen family heirloom that leaves blood on the hands of fan-favourite siblings Ray Neilson (Jason Hoyte – What We Do in the Shadows, Nothing Trivial) and Trudy Neilson (Tracy Lee Gray – Educators).
For a delightful mix of retro detective drama, intriguing investigations, warmth, wit and small-town charm, crack open a new casebook of crimes from New Zealand’s most murderous town with The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12.
The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12 is set to arrive on DVD and digital on 20 July 2026, following its run on U&Drama.
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Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says she found evidence that Joe Biden’s family was being blackmailed by China (and shows the documents) and our mainstream media ignored the evidence
“What we saw in the release of the records, which I'm afraid I think in the media or legacy media there was kind of a willful blindness. They didn't want to look at the records. All you had to do was spend a couple of hours. I found these records which are talking about blackmail by China. It was for President Biden's daily brief. I can conclude, I think, that it was probably about targeting his family”
BOMBSHELL 🚨 Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says she found evidence that Joe Biden’s family was being blackmailed by China (and shows the documents) and our mainstream media ignored the evidence
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