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Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 in an interview:
Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 15, 2025 in in social media posts:
Brown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting.
False
By Jeff Cercone • December 19, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts:
The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access.
Half-True
By Loreben Tuquero, Madison Czopek • November 26, 2025
Anderson Clayton
Anderson Clayton
stated on October 29, 2025 in a press release:
“North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the south.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 8, 2025
Joseph Ladapo
Joseph Ladapo
stated on September 3, 2025 in a press conference:
Every school vaccine mandate “drips” with “slavery.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2025
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 28, 2025 in X:
“The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • August 15, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 6, 2025 in a video:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Los Angeles' Gratts Learning Academy during a June graduation ceremony.
False
By Ella Moore • June 13, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 25, 2025 in a press gaggle:
Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are.
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 28, 2025
Ruben Gallego
Ruben Gallego
stated on March 24, 2025 in a podcast episode:
Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
Mostly True
By Claire Cranford • April 9, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on February 8, 2025 in a TikTok post:
People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025
Harriet Hageman
Harriet Hageman
stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview:
The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2025
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter:
“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.
False
By Madeline Heim • March 13, 2025
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview:
“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
True
By D.L. Davis • March 3, 2025
Joel Kitchens
Joel Kitchens
stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference:
“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
True
By Hope Karnopp • February 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 10, 2025 in a Fox News interview:
The United States is “last in education out of 40 states … but we're number one in cost per pupil."
False
By Caleb McCullough • February 13, 2025
Randy Fine
Randy Fine
stated on January 28, 2025 in a senate special session:
Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2025
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 2, 2025 in a statement to the media:
H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 17, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
Jay Rothman
Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview:
“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024
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