Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (88% confidence)
Fauci's own diary entries — released publicly in July 2026 — directly contradict this claim. His March 9, 2020 entry records him telling Governor Cuomo 'yes' when asked whether to close schools in a high-transmission area, and his March 15, 2020 entry says he 'convinced' NYC Mayor de Blasio to close New York City schools. Those are documented instances of Fauci personally telling public officials schools should close, making the 'never told anyone' framing false on its face.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
Related fact-checks
- The United States has the highest healthcare costs in the world — Mostly True
- Certain areas in the US have more job opportunities for recent college graduates — True
- Medicare for all would cost trillions a year that Americans would pay through higher income taxes — Partly True
- Trump said tariffs cut the trade deficit with China — True
- Lee Harvey Oswald killed John F. Kennedy. — Mostly True