Regarding the false headline (“‘almost certainly’ less severe”): I googled it to check the details, and it turned into a spot check of headline-writing honesty/competence among media outlets. Thankfully most went with “Omicron ‘almost certainly’ not more severe than Delta, says Fauci”, which is what he actually said:
On the question of severity, “it almost certainly is not more severe than Delta,” said Fauci.
Regarding the false headline (“‘almost certainly’ less severe”): I googled it to check the details, and it turned into a spot check of headline-writing honesty/competence among media outlets. Thankfully most went with “Omicron ‘almost certainly’ not more severe than Delta, says Fauci”, which is what he actually said:
(https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211207-omicron-variant-almost-certainly-not-more-severe-than-delta-fauci-tells-afp)