{"id":22824,"date":"2026-07-31T06:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22824"},"modified":"2026-07-31T06:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:37:35","slug":"ex-cbs-reporter-claims-media-silenced-her-for-questioning-anthony-fauci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22824","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CBS reporter claims media silenced her for questioning Anthony Fauci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Former CBS News journalist Brittney Hopper claimed Thursday that she got into trouble after questioning <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1530761\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/anthony-fauci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Anthony Fauci<\/a>, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Hopper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lmDwFydGBqI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">appeared on News24<\/a> in Australia to discuss Fauci&#8217;s decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times during his congressional hearing Wednesday, refusing to answer any questions.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Before reacting to Fauci&#8217;s hearing, the independent journalist, who previously worked for CBS News Los Angeles until 2022, gave her own history reporting on Fauci and how he was deified by the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1530763\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-5-moments-from-faucis-hearing-paul-boots-lawyer-moreno-erupts-contempt-vote-looms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM FAUCI&#8217;S HEARING: PAUL BOOTS LAWYER, MORENO ERUPTS AS CONTEMPT VOTE LOOMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/anthony-fauci-testifies-coronavirus-hearing_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former CBS News journalist Brittney Hopper said she was reprimanded by the network for wanting to question Dr. Anthony Fauci.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I have so much to say because this was during the time when I was on CBS News, I was reporting extensively on COVID,&#8221; Hopper said. &#8220;I was out there on the front lines. And I remember after a couple of years of dealing with hearing this man and interviewing this man, and having to wear masks and having our kids out of school for years, I remember questioning what he was doing. And I got in trouble and pulled off-air for a couple of days because I started questioning him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She later added, &#8220;You weren&#8217;t supposed to question the agenda and the narrative at that point. And I apologized and I went back on air covering what I was supposed to do as I&#8217;ve mentioned before on here. I was their puppet on mainstream media for so many years. Hopefully, more and more people are waking up to, you know, really, the lack of journalistic integrity that we&#8217;re seeing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1530764\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-analysis\/anthony-fauci-private-diary-emails-knew-lockdowns-failed-pushed-masks-without-evidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ANTHONY FAUCI&#8217;S PRIVATE DIARY AND EMAILS SHOW HE KNEW LOCKDOWNS FAILED AND PUSHED MASKS WITHOUT EVIDENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hopper said that she was not shocked by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1530765\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fauci-repeatedly-pleads-fifth-fiery-showdown-rand-paul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fauci&#8217;s response<\/a> during his hearing but hoped that the &#8220;insanity&#8221; of him refusing to answer questions opens people&#8217;s eyes to his lack of knowledge during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/343\/192\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/686\/384\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/672\/378\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1344\/756\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/931\/523\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1862\/1046\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/720\/405\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1440\/810\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1200\/675\/anthony-fauci-speaks.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Anthony Fauci\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Hopper criticized mainstream media for going to bat for Dr. Anthony Fauci despite more evidence against his recommendations.<\/span> <span>(Greg Nash-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I hope that this is somewhat of a wake-up call for news organizations around the world,&#8221; Hopper said. &#8220;The six feet apart thing that he made up, wearing masks outside with not a single soul around us, you know, there were so many questions that were left unanswered and\u2026 let me give him the benefit of the doubt. That first year, many of us \u2013 we had no idea what was going on, but then when we started to learn more and more and started to really use journalistic integrity, which maybe that\u2019s just been thrown out the window\u2026 news agencies jumped on the bandwagon with him and just feared so many Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1530766\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fauci-haunted-2022-nothing-hide-vow-invoking-fifth-amendment-111-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FAUCI HAUNTED BY 2022 &#8216;NOTHING TO HIDE&#8217; VOW AFTER INVOKING THE FIFTH AMENDMENT 111 TIMES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When reached by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1530767\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a>, CBS News clarified that Hopper had left the network prior to editor-in-chief Bari Weiss taking over in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In addition to facing criticism from GOP lawmakers over his hearing performance, Fauci faced renewed scrutiny over excerpts from his private diary, which revealed comments that contradicted his public statements.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Dr-Fauci-testimony.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Dr-Fauci-testimony\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Dr. Anthony Fauci used his Fifth Amendment rights more than 100 times during his Senate hearing on Wednesday.<\/span> <span>(Alex Wroblewski \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">For example, despite repeatedly claiming in 2022 that he did not endorse COVID lockdowns, Fauci wrote in several 2020 diary entries about how he <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1530769\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fauci-privately-took-credit-covid-19-lockdowns-despite-public-denial-newly-exposed-diary-entries-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended lockdowns<\/a> to city, state and federal officials, including President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. 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