Joe Rogan Experience #2548 - Brian Simpson · Aired Sep 1, 2026
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Dr. Anthony Fauci lied about the miscarriage risk for women in their first trimester regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Fauci's private texts from January 2021 raised a theoretical concern that fever from vaccination could, in theory, be linked to first trimester miscarriage, a caution based on general knowledge about fever risks that was reasonable given the limited data at the time. This matched what he was saying publicly, and later studies found no increased miscarriage risk from the vaccines. Fact checks concluded the claim that he lied twists the texts and ignores that the science evolved after his message.
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Is it true that Dr. Anthony Fauci lied about the miscarriage risk for women in their first trimester regarding the COVID-19 vaccine?
No, not as stated. Fauci's private texts from January 2021 raised a theoretical concern that fever from vaccination could, in theory, be linked to first trimester miscarriage, a caution based on general knowledge about fever risks that was reasonable given the limited data at the time. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2548 - Brian Simpson, aired Sep 1, 2026, at 15:04. The supporting source is factcheck.org, linked below.
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