Fauci Private Diaries Released, Covering December 2019 Through December 2022
If the diary entries substantively contradict public statements made under oath or in official briefings, they could become relevant to ongoing congressional oversight inquiries into federal...
A collection of private diary entries attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was released publicly on or around July 2026, according to reporting by RealClearPolitics. The entries reportedly span December 2019 through December 2022, covering the period of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The release was announced via a social media thread by the author of the investigation, as documented at realclearpolitics.com.
Fauci served as director of NIAID from 1984 until his retirement in December 2022, a tenure confirmed by the National Institutes of Health's official records. During the pandemic, he served as a senior member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under both the Trump and Biden administrations, providing public briefings and congressional testimony on multiple occasions, as reflected in the Congressional Record.
The releasing party claims the private diary entries differ from statements Fauci made publicly during the same period. The specific nature, scope, and extent of any such discrepancies have not been independently verified at the time of publication. No court filing, congressional subpoena, or official authentication document confirming the provenance or chain of custody of the diary has been publicly identified in connection with this release.
Fauci testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, 2024, as recorded in the Congressional Record. That subcommittee concluded its work in the 118th Congress. Whether any current 119th Congress committee has opened or intends to open a review incorporating these diary materials is not confirmed in any published congressional record as of July 28, 2026.
What remains unknown: whether the diary documents have been authenticated by a forensic document examiner or by Fauci himself; whether any congressional committee has issued or plans to issue a subpoena related to them; and whether the full text has been submitted to a federal archive or court. Authentication records, if they exist, would be the public document that would resolve questions of provenance. A response from Dr. Fauci or his legal representatives, if issued, would also bear directly on the factual record.