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Fact check: Fauci said “there is no reason why we can’t vote in person” if guidelines are followed – Reuters

Shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, posts claim that Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said, “there is no reason why we can’t vote in person” during the COVID-19 pandemic. This quote i…

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Shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, posts claim that Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said, “there is no reason why we can’t vote in person” during the COVID-19 pandemic. This quote is missing context, as Fauci said that in-person voting could be done safely only if polling places enforce mask-wearing and social distancing guidelines and voters follow these guidelines.  
 
Examples of posts making this claim can be f…

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