Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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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
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
Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on September 5, 2024 a press release
“Mark Robinson skips Board of Education vote on teacher bonuses to hold campaign event.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 6, 2024
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on August 6, 2024 a segment on "Jesse Watters Primetime"
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • August 13, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 8, 2024 a speech
Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."
Mostly False
April 15, 2024
Pink
Pink
stated on November 13, 2023 an X post
These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”
Mostly False
November 20, 2023
Dean Phillips
Dean Phillips
stated on November 13, 2023 a speech at Dartmouth College
"Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2023
West Virginia University Faculty Senate
West Virginia University Faculty Senate
stated on September 6, 2023 a no-confidence resolution
E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”
Mostly False
By Cody Matorin • October 10, 2023
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on August 25, 2023 an interview with The Daily Athenaeum
“Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.
Mostly False
By Griff Bihun • October 10, 2023
Unleash Prosperity Now
Unleash Prosperity Now
stated on August 13, 2023 a political ad
“Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 21, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 4, 2023 a town hall
“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2023
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 21, 2023 in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida
"Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”
Mostly False
August 7, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 29, 2023 a tweet
Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 30, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 10, 2023 a CNN town hall
“Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 11, 2023
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
stated on February 8, 2023 a tweet
“North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • April 7, 2023
Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
stated on March 2, 2023 a speech at the CPAC conference
"Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2023
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
stated on December 4, 2022 a tweet.
“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2022
Jill Underly
Jill Underly
stated on October 24, 2022 News release
“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • December 5, 2022
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on October 18, 2022 a tweet
“The CDC is about to add the COVID vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule, which would make the vax mandatory for kids to attend school.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • October 20, 2022
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