How has television news covered Dr. Fauci? The timeline below shows the total daily mentions of him across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News since the start of last year. His name first starts appearing regularly during the last few days of February 2020 and has remained steadily in the news ever since. From February of last year through early February of this year, he has been mentioned by CNN and MSNBC more than Fox News. However, since late February of this year, Fox News has begun mentioning him more, accelerating in mid-May and mentioning him heavily since the start of this month.