Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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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.
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By Loreben Tuquero, Madison Czopek • November 26, 2025
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 28, 2024 an ad
Project 2025 would defund K-12 schools.
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By Samantha Putterman • September 6, 2024
Paula Congelio
Paula Congelio
stated on June 23, 2023 a news release
West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”
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By Tayler Pillo • October 10, 2023
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on August 18, 2023 an interview with the Daily Athenaeum
Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally
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By Derek Nastasi • October 6, 2023
Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten
stated on September 20, 2023 an X post
"Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”
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September 22, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 14, 2023 a speech
“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”
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By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2023
Brandon Creighton
Brandon Creighton
stated on March 19, 2023 Interview with WFAA
When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
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By Aarón Torres • March 30, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 20, 2023 a Facebook post
Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”
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February 23, 2023
Sawyer Hackett
Sawyer Hackett
stated on January 16, 2023 a tweet
Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”
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By Nusaiba Mizan • February 14, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 27, 2022 Twitter
"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”
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By D.L. Davis • February 7, 2023
Tom Horne
Tom Horne
stated on September 14, 2022 a debate
“Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.”
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By Renee Romo • October 28, 2022
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on September 14, 2022 an ad
Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."
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October 5, 2022
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on August 24, 2022 a Tweet
“Harvard is sitting on top of a $54 billion hedge fund they call an ‘endowment’ that they pay zero taxes on. Yale has $31 Billion. Stanford $29 Billion. Princeton $26 Billion.”
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By Madison Czopek • August 31, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 22, 2022 a Facebook post
Sarasota, Florida, teachers told they cannot purchase books, accept donated reading materials, order from Scholastic or hold book fairs.
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By Yacob Reyes • August 29, 2022
Miguel Cardona
Miguel Cardona
stated on August 21, 2022 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2022
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on July 7, 2022 an ad
"Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it."
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 1, 2022
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on May 21, 2022 Newsletter
"Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.
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By Laura Schulte • June 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 26, 2022 a photo on Facebook
With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.”
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By Sara Swann • June 3, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 14, 2022 a speech at North Carolina A&T State University
"For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2022
Jamaal Bowman
Jamaal Bowman
stated on January 26, 2022 a tweet
“More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”
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By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • March 7, 2022
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