Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 15, 2025 in social media posts
Brown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting.
False
December 19, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on November 20, 2025 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 a press release
“North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the south.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 8, 2025
stated on September 3, 2025 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 an Instagram post
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
False
December 17, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 10, 2024 a Threads post
“Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”
False
December 12, 2024
Jay Rothman
Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 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
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 16, 2024 a video
Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024.
False
November 27, 2024
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