Fact-check: “Fauci never told anyone that schools should be closed”
Verdict: False (90% confidence)
On March 20, 2020, Fauci stated on PBS NewsHour: 'So, clearly, in certain circumstances, particularly in areas where there's community spread, the schools should be closed.' That directly contradicts the claim that he never told anyone schools should be closed. Later in the pandemic, Fauci shifted to emphasizing that the default should be keeping schools open, and he consistently said school closure decisions were made at state and local levels — but that evolution does not erase the earlier do…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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