Bill Maher breaks with the left to hammer Anthony Fauci after explosive Senate hearing

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Comedian Bill Maher criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on HBO's "Real Time," accusing him of misleading the public about the virus' origins and arguing the lab leak theory was unfairly dismissed as "racist." Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher railed against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci just days after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a Senate hearing over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. During Friday’s episode of HBO’s "Real Time," Maher called out Fauci for telling "actual lies" about the origins of the virus responsible for over seven million confirmed deaths worldwide following Fauci’s Senate hearing on Wednesday. "He was caught in actual lies," Maher said, adding, "The big issue to me is the origin of