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Latest Fact-Checks In Education

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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
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 24, 2022 an interview with CNN:
“Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2022
Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears
stated on May 12, 2022 a TV interview.:
Merrick Garland “sicced the police on parents when they were at the school boards simply trying to be heard for the safety of their children.”
False
By Warren Fiske • May 23, 2022
Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager
stated on April 26, 2022 a radio show segment:
When there is “a noose on a college dorm of a Black student” or a racial slur “on a dormitory building, the odds are overwhelming that a Black student actually did that."
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 6, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 29, 2022 a press conference:
“The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • May 5, 2022
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on April 27, 2022 a tweet:
“Biden to teachers: ‘They're not somebody else's children. They're yours when you're in the classroom.’”
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 28, 2022
School Freedom Fund
School Freedom Fund
stated on April 2, 2022 a television ad:
Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory.
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • April 26, 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."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2022
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on April 4, 2022 a news release.:
“The proposed (Virginia) House budget cuts hundreds of millions in funding for public education…”
False
By Warren Fiske • April 12, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 19, 2022 an Instagram post:
Disney CEO Bob Chapek was arrested for human trafficking.
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • April 8, 2022
Jennifer Konfrst
Jennifer Konfrst
stated on March 21, 2022 a press release:
Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill.
True
By Lauren White • April 7, 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.”
Half-True
By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • March 7, 2022
Iowa House Democrats
Iowa House Democrats
stated on February 10, 2022 a tweet:
"According to Republican Rep. Jeff Shipley, teachers should not receive a pay raise if they teach American history that Republicans don’t agree with."
Mostly True
By Meg Doster • March 2, 2022
Melanie D'Arrigo
Melanie D'Arrigo
stated on February 6, 2022 a Tweet:
“Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 18, 2022
Jennifer McClellan
Jennifer McClellan
stated on February 15, 2022 an op-ed.:
“More than half of Virginia’s school buildings are older than 50 years.”
True
By Warren Fiske • February 18, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on February 6, 2022 a tweet:
Turning Point USA is a white nationalist organization.
False
By Caleb McCullough • February 16, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on February 1, 2022 a post:
"Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein Kampf."
False
By Nusaiba Mizan • February 14, 2022
Troy Nehls
Troy Nehls
stated on February 9, 2022 an ad:
"In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 30, 2022 a post:
“Joe Biden wants to eliminate a regulation that requires school districts to report allegations of teacher on student rape, alleged rape, and sexual assault.”
False
By Monique Curet • February 8, 2022
Brian Tyler Cohen
Brian Tyler Cohen
stated on February 2, 2022 a tweet:
"Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children."
True
By Rylee Wilson • February 8, 2022
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