Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (88% confidence)
Fauci's own private diary entries, released by Sen. Rand Paul and reported in July 2026, directly contradict the absolute claim. On March 15, 2020, he wrote that he 'convinced' NYC Mayor de Blasio 'to close the NYC schools,' and on March 9, 2020, he recorded advising Gov. Cuomo to close schools in Westchester County. Separately, on March 12, 2020, Fauci said publicly on PBS that 'particularly in areas where there's community spread, the schools should be closed.' The claim uses the absolute 'ne…
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