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Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears
stated on February 2, 2023 in a radio interview.:
Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.”
False
By Warren Fiske • February 22, 2023
Sawyer Hackett
Sawyer Hackett
stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet:
Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”
Half-True
By Nusaiba Mizan • February 14, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 in his State of the Union address:
"Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023
Lauren Boebert
Lauren Boebert
stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet:
Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
False
By Amy Sherman • February 8, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 27, 2022 in 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.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 7, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on February 1, 2023 in a House committee hearing:
Illinois “received $5.1 billion at an elementary school there that used it for equity and diversity.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Jeff Cercone • February 3, 2023
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 5, 2023 in Twitter:
“Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.”
False
By Laura Schulte • January 25, 2023
Scott Perry
Scott Perry
stated on January 8, 2023 in ABC This Week interview:
"Parents that go to school board meetings" and question the curriculum are being "flagged by the Department of Justice and the FBI for attending a meeting."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2023
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
stated on December 4, 2022 in 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 in News release:
“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • December 5, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate:
It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land."
Pants on Fire!
By Yacob Reyes • November 3, 2022
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet:
Said Katie Hobbs “fought to” “prevent students from learning (about) the Pledge of Allegiance, Constitution, Mayflower Compact and Declaration of Independence.”
False
By Haley Tenore • November 2, 2022
Deidre DeJear
Deidre DeJear
stated on October 19, 2022 in a tweet:
"Kim Reynolds doesn’t think nurses are educated."
False
By Liam Halawith • October 31, 2022
Tom Horne
Tom Horne
stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate:
“Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.”
Half-True
By Renee Romo • October 28, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This:
Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2022
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on October 18, 2022 in 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
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email:
Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • October 17, 2022
Tim Michels
Tim Michels
stated on September 4, 2022 in Twitter:
Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • October 7, 2022
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad:
Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 30, 2022 in a post:
"Florida schools (were) still open during the start of the hurricane."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • October 3, 2022
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