Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
Fauci's own private diary entries — released in 2026 and reported by multiple outlets — directly contradict this claim. A March 9, 2020 entry records him advising Governor Cuomo to close schools when Cuomo called for his opinion, and a March 15, 2020 entry states he 'convinced' New York City Mayor de Blasio 'to close the NYC schools,' while also noting that California moved to close schools after his public TV appearances. On top of the diary record, a June 2024 CBS Mornings interview has Fauci…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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