The White House stepped up its campaign against Dr. Fauci, circulating a list of 'mistakes' on COVID-19 in an attempt to discredit him

• The White House has stepped up its attacks on Anthony Fauci, a key member of the coronavirus task force. 
• According to reports Saturday, the White House is circulating a list of "mistakes" committed by Fauci. 
• The document was likened by some critics to "opposition research," which is information drawn up by political campaigns to damage opponents. 
• Fauci has continued to warn that the US is still "knee deep" in the first wave of the pandemic, as President Trump downplays concerns about rising infections. 
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The White House has drawn up a list of mistakes by Dr Anthony Fauci, the US' top infectious disease expert, in an apparent bid to undermine him as he continues to deliver blunt assessments of the US' failings in response to the coronavirus. 

An unnamed White House official told CNN Sunday that "several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things." 

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