Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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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.”
Half-True
By Nusaiba Mizan • February 14, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 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 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 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 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 • February 3, 2023
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 5, 2023 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 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 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
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2022 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 an ad
Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."
Half-True
October 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 30, 2022 a post
"Florida schools (were) still open during the start of the hurricane."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • October 3, 2022
Tom Horne
Tom Horne
stated on August 21, 2022 a tweet
Under Kathy Hoffman, “student test scores plummeted. Even before COVID, under the current regime, over half of Arizona students were not proficient in reading or math.”
Mostly False
By Alexis Waiss, Renee Romo • September 19, 2022
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