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The report’s summary says the findings “allow one to deduce the fundamental cause” of excess mortality during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) period. Researchers with the Canada-based group have previously examined all-cause mortality data from 125 countries and found that patterns of excess death globally could not be explained by a pandemic respiratory virus, according to Children’s Health Defense ^[1].

Scale of Excess Mortality and Assigned Causes

The report’s Fact No. 1 states the scale of excess all-cause mortality during the COVID period was 0.13% of population per year. Fact No. 2 states that the excess mortality “was not caused by a spreading respiratory pathogen,” according to the report. More than half of the 17 countries analyzed in a separate study had no detectable rise in all-cause mortality after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, until after the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, according to Children’s Health Defense ^[2].

Fact No. 3 states most COVID-period excess mortality in young adults and youth is not assigned to respiratory conditions such as COVID-19, the report said. Researchers Denis Rancourt, Joseph Hickey and Christian Linard examined all-cause mortality data in 125 nations between 2020 and 2023 and found that deaths commonly attributed to COVID-19 were actually due to other factors, including lockdowns and the vaccines themselves, according to NaturalNews.com ^[3].

Heterogeneity and Vaccine Timing

Fact No. 4 states excess mortality was “highly heterogeneous, tied to imposed measures and medical protocols” in specific jurisdictions, population groups, and locations, according to the report. An earlier analysis found that hot spots of sudden surges in all-cause mortality occurred only in specific locations in the Northern-hemisphere Western World synchronous with the March 11, 2020 declaration of a pandemic, according to Dr. Peter Breggin’s “Canary In a Covid World” ^[4].

Fact No. 5 states “the COVID-19 vaccine has harmed and killed many people,” the report said. A separate report by Correlation Research in the Public Interest estimated that COVID-19 vaccines averaged one death for every 800 injections worldwide across all age groups, according to NaturalNews.com ^[5].

Fact No. 6 states sharp peaks in excess mortality were temporally associated with rapid vaccine and booster rollouts, according to the report. Ed Dowd wrote in “Cause Unknown” that the rate of change in Fall 2021 was particularly striking as it coincided with the corporate mandates, and that the only thing that had changed was mass vaccination forced upon the millennial generation via government and corporate mandates ^[6].

Mortality Studies and Sex Disparities

Fact No. 7 states vaccination-status-discerned mortality studies “show no statistically significant mortality-averting benefit or mortality-causing liability” from COVID-19 vaccines, the report said. A study of 125 countries found “no apparent benefit” from COVID-19 vaccines, according to Children’s Health Defense ^[7].

Fact No. 8 states there is a “large systematic sex disparity” in COVID-period excess mortality from main assigned causes, including respiratory disease, according to the report. The report’s summary states that deaths were assigned to respiratory conditions, circulatory conditions, gut conditions, and accidental self-harm associated with drug and alcohol use. The report describes respiratory disease as “nominally COVID-19.”

Report’s Inference and Context

The report states that all the excess mortality of the COVID period is inferred to “arise from the many government assaults,” including fear propaganda, mandates, measures, public-health responses and medical assaults. The report states the known medical assaults included testing, facial masking, confinement, isolation, mechanical ventilation and vaccination rollouts.

A study of excess mortality in 125 countries found that the major causes of death globally stemmed from the public health establishment’s response, including mandates and lockdowns that caused severe stress, harmful medical interventions and the COVID-19 vaccines, according to Children’s Health Defense ^[8]. The organization described the study as the largest of its kind.

The report’s main lesson is that “stress was overwhelmingly the dominant underlying cause of disease and early death,” and CORRELATION is requesting support for independent research. Most excess deaths during the pandemic can be linked to biological stress brought on by coordinated and large-scale mandates and medical assaults, ranging from lockdowns to vaccination to denial of antibiotics and antivirals, according to a paper released by excess mortality researcher Denis Rancourt ^[9].

The report also states that the violent government COVID-19 campaign, like any major structural societal disruption that removes resources, mobility, human contact, social status and purpose caused the excess morbidity and mortality that occurred in all age groups.

References

1. “Vaccines Caused 17 Million Deaths During Pandemic Plus 4 More Takeaways From Largest Excess Mortality Study to Date”. Children’s Health Defense. childrenshealthdefense.org.
2. ChildrensHealthDefense.org. “Definite Causal Link Between COVID Vaccine Rollouts and All-Cause Mortality”. ChildrensHealthDefense.org. September 20, 2023.
3. NaturalNews.com. “Report: Vaccines and Lockdowns Are Responsible for Excess All-Cause Mortality, Not COVID-19 Infection”. NaturalNews.com. August 1, 2024.
4. Peter Breggin. “Canary In a Covid World: How Propaganda and Censorship Changed Our World”.
5. NaturalNews.com. “Study finds causal link between COVID vaccines and mortality confirming 1 death for every 800 jabs”. NaturalNews.com. September 27, 2023.
6. Ed Dowd. “Cause Unknown”.
7. “Watch: Study of 125 Countries Finds ‘No Apparent Benefit’ From COVID Vaccines”. Children’s Health Defense. childrenshealthdefense.org.
8. “Breaking: Largest Study of Its Kind Finds Excess Deaths During Pandemic Caused by Public Health Response, Not Virus”. Children’s Health Defense. childrenshealthdefense.org.
9. “COVID Didn’t Cause Surge in Excess Deaths — The Pandemic Response Did”. Children’s Health Defense. childrenshealthdefense.org.

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Trump did not identify which reports prompted the post, but CBS News and the Washington Post (WaPo) have published accounts of depleted long-range precision missiles and a reported presidential confrontation with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. ^[1][2][3] Trump wrote that the U.S. has “massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types,” and that defense companies are building “the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history,” according to the BBC. The president said the “leakers” of what he called “treasonous statements” are being “hunted down” and that “long term jail sentences will be sought.” ^[1], ^[4]

Shortage of Long-Range Missiles

According to CBS News, the U.S. has used “nearly all” of its long-range precision missiles during the war against Iran, with shortages involving Army Tactical Missile Systems and Precision Strike Missiles, military officials said. The depletion contributed to the U.S. pulling back from new strikes in recent days, CBS reported. ^[2]

Trump said Monday, Aug. 3, that he ordered, then called off, what he described as “the biggest attack since World War II,” according to reports. The campaign against Iran began in late February, and U.S. Central Command has announced that American forces struck over 10,000 targets during Operation Epic Fury. ^[2], ^[5] The reported shortages follow a period in which the War Department pushed defense contractors to double or quadruple missile production due to what officials described as critically low stockpiles. ^[6]

Reported Confrontation at Camp David

WaPo reported that Trump confronted Hegseth at Camp David, demanding to know why he was misled about missile shortages. Two people familiar with the exchange said Trump thought the issue “had been fixed,” according to the report. ^[3][7]

Hegseth blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for the shortages and for not ensuring Trump was aware, according to sources cited by WaPo. ^[3] White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied the incident, writing on X that she was at Camp David and “This literally never happened.” Leavitt called the story “FAKE NEWS!” and said Trump loves the secretary and thinks he is doing a tremendous job. ^[8]

Pentagon Response, Ukraine and Costs

Feinberg gathered top military and defense specialists for a Friday night meeting after receiving an angry phone call from the president, according to reports. A defense source described it as “a crisis meeting.” ^[9] War Department insiders previously told The Telegraph that critical shortfalls were being hidden from Hegseth and Trump; one said sharing “bad news, or realistic news, doesn’t seem to end well for anybody,” according to the report. ^[9]

The scarcity affects Ukraine, which is also running out of air defenses. Ukrainian forces failed to intercept a single missile during an overnight barrage on Kyiv, and President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the country is running out of Western-supplied interceptors. ^[10][11]

Hegseth told the Senate in July the conflict cost $37.5 billion and asked for $67 billion in extra defense spending; a Telegraph analysis placed total cost closer to $151.3 billion, according to Zero Hedge. Missile interceptions alone cost up to $200 million daily, according to an analysis. ^[9][12]

Official Statements and No Confirmation

Trump later said he is “very happy” with Hegseth, who he said is “highly respected,” and labeled WaPo one of the worst media outlets and its reporting “treasonous,” according to Middle East Eye. ^[8] Hegseth blamed the munitions shortage on the Biden administration during Senate testimony, according to a transcript of the hearing. ^[3]

The White House dismissed the Camp David claims. Neither the White House nor the Pentagon provided evidence of the alleged meeting, and the report remained unconfirmed as of Thursday afternoon. ^[8]

Conclusion

The threatened crackdown on leakers follows a historical pattern of administrations seeking to punish unauthorized disclosures, a dynamic documented by Lloyd C. Gardner in “The war on leakers.” ^[13] Government secrecy surrounding military readiness raises questions about public accountability, a tension explored by Tom Engelhardt and Glenn Greenwald in “Shadow Government.” ^[14]

References

1. Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information ‘leakers’ being ‘hunted down’. – BBC. August 6, 2026.
2. US depleted ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Report. – Middle East Eye. August 4, 2026.
3. Trump grills Hegseth – WaPo. – RT. August 6, 2026.
4. Trump Threatens ‘Leakers’ With Jail Time Over Reports About Munitions Shortages. – Antiwar.com. August 6, 2026.
5. Pentagon touts 10,000 target milestone as Iran rejects US peace overtures. – NaturalNews.com. Willow Tohi. March 27, 2026.
6. Pentagon Orders Increase in Missile Production Amid Rising Fears of China Conflict. – NaturalNews.com. Kevin Hughes. October 1, 2025.
7. Trump, ‘exasperated’ with Iran war, bashed Hegseth over munition shortages – reports. – Times of Israel. August 6, 2026.
8. Iran: Trump says he’d rather make deal than ‘kill people’ amid reports of weapons shortages. – Middle East Eye. August 6, 2026.
9. Camp David Clash: Trump Hammered Hegseth For Misleading Him On Arms Supply, WaPo Reports. – Zero Hedge. August 6, 2026.
10. We want them too’: Trump rebuffs Zelensky’s request for missiles. – RT. August 7, 2026.
11. After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives. – BBC. August 5, 2026.
12. Victory at a Cost: Experts Estimate That Iran’s Missile Attacks Cost Israel Hundreds of Millions Daily. – NaturalNews.com. Zoey Sky. June 25, 2025.
13. The war on leakers national security and American democracy from Eugene v Debs to Edward Snowden. – Lloyd C. Gardner.
14. Shadow Government Surveillance Secret Wars and a Global Security State. – Tom Engelhardt and Glenn Greenwald.

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The diary entry that reshaped the narrative

In June 2021, while Americans were being urged to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, Dr. Anthony Fauci experienced what he described in personal diaries as a “horrible roller coaster day.” The former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, who had received the Moderna vaccine in December 2020, underwent diagnostic imaging after experiencing chest pain. Multiple specialists diagnosed him with a pulmonary infarction—damaged lung tissue caused by a blood clot—and prescribed immediate anticoagulation therapy with Eliquis, a blood thinner manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer.

The diary entries, spanning December 2019 through Fauci’s retirement in late 2022, were released by Sen. Rand Paul ahead of Fauci’s scheduled July 29, 2026 Senate hearing. The documents raise questions about what Fauci knew regarding vaccine safety and when he knew it, particularly as he continued championing mass vaccination policies while privately managing a serious medical event potentially linked to the same intervention.

A troubling timeline of public advocacy and private crisis

On December 22, 2020, Fauci received his first Moderna dose at the NIH Clinical Center in a carefully publicized event designed to build public confidence. By June 19, 2021, his diaries show he was struggling with the aftermath of a pulmonary embolism that required immediate medical intervention. Yet Fauci continued to advocate for universal vaccination without disclosing his personal health crisis.

Cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough wrote on Substack that the episode was a “direct result of a pulmonary embolism which is a known side effect of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.” McCullough argued that Fauci’s private medical management contradicted his public advocacy, writing that the public health leader “navigated his own recovery with the specialized care of top-tier pulmonologists and radiologists” while simultaneously “championed policies that forced the populace into a state of medical compliance.”

No evidence in the diaries attributes the pulmonary infarction to vaccination, and no treating physician identified the Moderna vaccine as the cause. Rutgers molecular biologist Richard Ebright said he doubted a direct link but would not rule it out.

The broader pattern: Vaccines and cardiovascular events

The question of vaccine-associated cardiac events has been documented in multiple studies. A September 2021 pooled analysis from Singapore identified 30 patients who developed cardiac symptoms within 14 days of vaccination, including 29 acute myocardial infarctions. Among that cohort, five developed heart failure, two experienced cardiogenic shock, three required mechanical ventilation, and one died from cardiovascular complications.

A December 2025 Stanford Medicine study identified a potential biological mechanism for vaccine-associated myocarditis, finding that mRNA vaccines can trigger a two-step immune response involving cytokines CXCL10 and interferon-gamma that promotes inflammation capable of injuring heart muscle cells. The study noted vaccine-associated myocarditis occurs in approximately 1 in 32,000 people after a second dose, with highest incidence among males age 30 and younger.

The American public has taken notice of these patterns. A recent KFF poll found that only 51% of adults express “a fair amount” of trust in CDC and FDA guidance, while 86% trust their personal physicians.

Health Secretary Kennedy revives criticism of pandemic leadership

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighed in following the diary release, writing on social media that the pandemic “exposed a profound failure of America’s public health institutions.” Kennedy accused Fauci of lying about masks, social distancing, transmission and natural immunity. Kennedy stated that Americans who questioned official guidance were “marginalized, vilified, demonized, censored” and that the public should not trust institutions that misled them.

The diary release occurs as Fauci prepares to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29. Paul has investigated whether COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and has accused Fauci of destroying government records. Fauci previously testified that he believes the most likely origin was animal-to-human transmission and has denied attempting to cover up any lab leak theory.

Trust and transparency in public health

The Fauci diary revelation underscores a fundamental tension in pandemic-era public health: how much risk should leaders disclose when advocating for population-wide interventions? Fauci’s private management of a potentially vaccine-related medical crisis, while publicly demanding universal compliance with the same intervention, has further eroded confidence in federal health institutions.

U.S. Health Secretary Kennedy stated in a Fox News interview that the episode demonstrates why Americans no longer trust public health. “Anybody who did not give complete blind faith to these expert opinions, which we now know were lies, was marginalized,” Kennedy said. “Americans no longer trust public health and they shouldn’t because they were lied to.”

Fauci has not publicly responded to requests for comment regarding the diary entries. He previously testified that his pandemic recommendations reflected the best available scientific evidence at the time, even as guidance evolved with new research.

The legacy of a leader’s private struggle

The story of Fauci’s pulmonary infarction is not simply a medical case study—it represents a pivotal moment in understanding the breach between institutional authority and public trust. When the nation’s top infectious disease expert privately manages a serious medical event potentially linked to the very intervention he publicly championed, while keeping that experience hidden, the foundations of informed consent are undermined.

The diaries show that Fauci’s doctors recommended immediate anticoagulation and a follow-up CT scan in three months. Fauci continued to appear before cameras urging vaccination. The cognitive dissonance between his private medical reality and public advocacy may represent one of the most significant breaches of public trust in modern medical history. As Americans increasingly turn to their personal physicians over government agencies for health guidance, the question remains whether institutional transparency can ever be fully restored.

Sources for this article include:

ChildrensHealthDefense.org

USAToday.com

TheFocalPoints.com