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# NASA’s DEI shutdown memo, shared by @MarioNawfal — confirmed as real

The memo circulated on Jan 23, 2025. Snopes rated the claim true.

Published 09 Nov 2026, 09:08 UTC · Leaked on 23 Jan 2025, 13:06 UTC

Leaked on 23 January 2025

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On Jan 23, 2025, @MarioNawfal posted that a memo showed NASA closing DEI offices and ending related contracts under a Trump executive order.

SpaceNews had reported the Jan. 22 memo from acting administrator Janet Petro, which said the agency was working to close DEIA offices and cancel related contracts. Snopes rated the claim true on Jan 24.

Confirmed. The post relayed a memo first reported by SpaceNews.

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## What happened later

Confirmed.

## Sources & captured post

> **Mario Nawfal** @MarioNawfal
>
> 🚨🇺🇸NASA BEGINS SHUTTING DOWN DEI OFFICES UNDER TRUMP ORDER
> A leaked memo reveals that NASA is closing all DEI offices and terminating DEI-related contracts in compliance with Trump’s executive orders.
> Agency employees were warned that attempts to disguise DEI programs with https://t.co/7EpXIGx6Z0
>
> 3,013 likes · 461 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 07:12 UTC
>
> [View the post on X](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1882414577649902015) · not in our leaker index

### Original source & corroborating coverage

* [Original X post by @MarioNawfal](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1882414577649902015)
* [SpaceNews — NASA shutters diversity offices to comply with executive order](https://spacenews.com/nasa-shutters-diversity-offices-to-comply-with-executive-order/)
* [Snopes — Per Trump Executive Order, NASA Indeed Announced Closure of DEI Office](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-dei-email/)

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