Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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Kathy Hoffman
Kathy Hoffman
stated on July 28, 2022 a tweet
“Since 2019, I've successfully lobbied for the funds to add hundreds of school counselors, lowering our student to school counselor ratio by 20%.”
True
By Haley Tenore • September 19, 2022
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 28, 2022 an interview on CNN
"40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.”
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 13, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2022 Facebook post
“With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.”
Mostly False
September 8, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 29, 2022 a Facebook page
The IRS is hiring 87,000 new agents to police people who will owe more federal tax after having their student loans forgiven.
False
August 31, 2022
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on August 26, 2022 an ad
Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is a "bailout for rich kids."
Mostly False
August 31, 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.”
Half-True
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.
Half-True
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."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 21, 2022 a tweet
Image shows "Florida's anti-woke banned book list."
False
By Yacob Reyes • 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."
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 1, 2022
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on May 15, 2022 a tweet
Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall.
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • July 14, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 30, 2022 a press release
The Civics Secures Democracy Act “would allow the Biden administration to buy off states with $6 billion” if they adopt critical race theory.
False
By Yacob Reyes • July 8, 2022
Stephen King
Stephen King
stated on July 6, 2022 a tweet
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with (the) state.”
False
By Grace Abels • July 7, 2022
Monica Crowley
Monica Crowley
stated on June 12, 2022 an interview with Fox News
Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 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.
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • June 10, 2022
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on May 18, 2022 a committee hearing.
“Public schools are now as segregated by race and class as they were in the 1960s.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 8, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 31, 2022 a Facebook post
Illinois high school to implement race-based grading system in 2022-2023 school year
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 3, 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.”
Half-True
By Sara Swann • June 3, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on May 29, 2022 a tweet
TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged.
False
May 31, 2022
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 24, 2022 remarks to the media
“We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”
False
By Madison Czopek • May 26, 2022
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