by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2024

(Jan. 18, 2024) — In a stunning confession, former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci admitted that the federal public health policy “guidelines” to keep six feet of separation — ostensibly to limit the spread of COVID-19 — “sort of just appeared” without scientific input.
Fauci, 83, made the incredible revelation to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. According to Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), MD, Fauci told lawmakers that the “six feet apart” public health measure was “likely not based on scientific data”.
We were there. We already knew this. What other policies did Fauci and his ilk conjure up out of thin air?
- CDC at first reported on its website that 20 layers of cloth masks were needed to provide protection equivalent to N95 masking. After I pointed that out, they changed it to 16 layers. A day later, it was changed to four layers. A week later, Fauci announced that a single cloth layer mask was sufficient. He later recanted that policy and confessed that it was a lie.
- PCR+ = “COVID”. Deborah Birx was the one who announced the policy that people who were positive for COVID-19 following a PCR test “had COVID”, ignoring the at first 11% false positive rate. That increased to around 38% false positives due to primer drop-out. Current estimates are that over 90% of PCR positive results for COVID-19 have nothing to do with infection by any variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
- “DIED WITH = DIED FROM”. Deborah Birx was the one who announced the policy that people who were positive for COVID-19 who died were to be presumed to have died from COVID-19. SEE THE PROOF.
- “NO EVIDENCE OF HCQ+CORTICOSTEROID EFFICACY”. Fauci. In spite of evidence of 50% reduction in mortality, Fauci didn’t like the study because he could not discern if it was the steroids or HCQ. I’m not kidding. SEE THE PROOF.
- “WE DON’T WANT TOO MANY PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE NATURAL IMMUNITY BECAUSE THEN WE WON’T NEED THE VACCINE”. FAUCI. (READERS HELP ME FIND THE LINK?)
- “IF YOU’RE VACCINATED, YOU’RE SAFE. IF YOU’RE NOT, YOU’RE A RISK”. FAUCI. PROOF.
- “HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS (VARIANT) WON’T APPEAR. FAUCI. PROOF. If I continued, I’d be here all day.
Read the rest here.

Where are the infection rates and fatalities data on the common cold and seasonal influenza?