Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
This is a checkable claim about whether Anthony Fauci ever advised school closure, and the documented record cuts against the word "never." In a June 2, 2020 JAMA interview, Fauci said that in areas with "a considerable degree of active, ongoing infection," officials might need to "delay or do a modified schooling," including online teaching, and in later interviews he said the initial early-pandemic shutdowns were "the right decision." He also repeatedly said schools should reopen safely and t…
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