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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.

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.

> **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
>
> — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) [January 23, 2025](https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1882414577649902015)

not in our leaker index

[SpaceNews](https://spacenews.com/nasa-shutters-diversity-offices-to-comply-with-executive-order/) 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](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-dei-email/) 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

* [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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