Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (100% confidence)
Fauci's own diary entries, released in 2026, document him advising Gov. Cuomo to close schools in Westchester on March 9, 2020, writing 'I tell him yes,' and writing on March 15 that he 'convinced' NYC Mayor de Blasio to close NYC schools. A March 16 diary entry also shows him pushing for guidelines that included 'close schools where there is community spread.' These are direct, private admissions that contradict the claim's absolute framing — he told at least two officials schools should close.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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