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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

By The Associated Press 10 min read

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. 

None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. 

Here are the facts:

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CLAIM: Dr. Anthony Fauci “admitted” in a recent interview that face masks were a “failure.”