WaPo, CNN ‘fact-checkers’ silent as Harris falsely claims Biden ‘starting from scratch’ on vaccine rollout

The mainstream media’s most prominent “fact-checkers” have kept silent about Vice President Kamala Harris’ debunked claim that the Biden administration did not inherit a coronavirus vaccine rollout plan.

During an interview with Axios co-founder Mike Allen that aired on HBO Sunday, Harris was asked about the struggles of the administration’s response to the pandemic after nearly one month in office.

“There was no stockpile … of vaccines,” Harris responded. “There was no national strategy or plan for vaccinations. We were leaving it to the states and local leaders to try and figure it out. And so in many ways, we’re starting from scratch on something that’s been raging for almost an entire year!”

Harris directly contradicted White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci’s remarks last month responding to CNN reporting that made a similar claim.

“We certainly are not starting from scratch because there is activity going on in the distribution,” Fauci said during a White House press briefing.

Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post fact-checker who famously kept a running tally of the falsehoods uttered during the Trump presidency, has yet to weigh in on the statement by Harris.