Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (82% confidence)
The claim uses an absolute — 'never' — and the documented record contradicts it. Fauci's own private diary, revealed in July 2026, shows he wrote in March 2020 that he 'convinced' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to close city schools and separately directed California officials to close schools as well. A single documented instance is enough to disprove an absolute 'never' claim. Separately, Fauci publicly stated he had 'nothing to do' with school closures and testified in January 2024 that…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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