I actually watched the 60-minutes piece when it was first aired at the time. I assume what you think was misleading was the statement on masks. At that time, we didn’t know whether the viral particles were aerosolized and how long they could stay in the air (and we still don’t to a large extent, BTW). We thought the primary mode of transmission of this virus, like other coronaviruses, was through surface contact. We were wrong. Dr. Fauci also got it wrong. No one is perfect, especially when there’re so much uncertainties in the basic science itself. The second problem Dr. Fauci faced with respect to masks was the supply of these masks at the time. He wasn’t a private citizen. What he says has consequences. With masks in short supply, there would be a run on masks if Dr. Fauci had recommended them. He rightly believed the healthcare workers needed them more.
In retrospect, we shouldn’t have been so dismissive of Asians wearing masks and so confident of our own grasp on the sciences of the pandemic. We need to show more humility when dealing with nature.