Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (88% confidence)
Fauci's own private diary entries, now publicly reported, directly contradict this claim. His March 9, 2020 entry records him advising Governor Cuomo 'yes' when asked whether Westchester schools should close; his March 15, 2020 entry states he 'convinced' NYC Mayor de Blasio to close city schools; and his March 16, 2020 entry included guidance to 'close schools where there is community spread.' Fauci's later public statements that he 'did not close the schools' addressed his lack of formal lega…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
Related fact-checks
- The Trump administration has not raised the debt — False
- Trump said tariffs cut the trade deficit with China — True
- Certain areas in the US have more job opportunities for recent college graduates — True
- The United States has the highest healthcare costs in the world — Mostly True
- Donations to Let's Feed The Children are multiplied by 8 — Unverifiable