Sinclair says it won't air Fauci conspiracy theory segment

  Sinclair Brocast Group says it will t air a segment on its “America This Week” program in which a conspiracy orist speculates about Dr. Anthony Fauci and coronavirus.

Over weekend, Sinclair said it was delaying story for a week after it attracted media attention.

But in a tweet late Monday, Sinclair said that given nature of Judy Mikovits' claims to correspondent Eric Bolling, segment was “t appropriate” to air.

“We also reiterate our appreciation for all that Dr. Fauci and his team have accomplished for health and well-being of Americans and people worldwide,” said Sinclair. company owns local television stations in 81 markets across country.

Mikovits, maker of widely debunked “Plandemic” video, h told Bolling that she believed Fauci, nation's top infectious-disease expert, h manufactured virus that causes COVID-19 and shipped it to China.

She presented evidence to back up her ory because re is ne.

Despite Sinclair telling its stations on Saturday t to air interview, lobbying group Media Matters for America said that it was shown on WCHS-TV, a Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate in Charleston, West Virginia. Media Matters first uncovered segment last week.

Sinclair offered an “open invite” to Fauci to appear on any of its stations.

brocast group is kwn for pushing a conservative viewpoint through editorials and reports that it compels its stations to run.