Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Education Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 6, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 25, 2023 in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum: “Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget. Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in 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.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet: Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.” Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.” North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on February 8, 2023 in a tweet: “North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.” Tommy Tuberville stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 4, 2022 in a tweet.: “The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.” Jill Underly stated on October 24, 2022 in News release: “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” 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.” 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.” Tim Michels stated on September 4, 2022 in Twitter: Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.” Tom Horne stated on August 21, 2022 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in 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.” American Action Network stated on August 26, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is a "bailout for rich kids." Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.” School Freedom Fund stated on April 2, 2022 in a television ad: Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory. Winsome Earle-Sears stated on January 17, 2022 in a TV interview: “The Loudoun County School Board spent about $300,000 (last year) … to bring CRT in some form or fashion to the school system.” Bloggers stated on November 18, 2021 in an article: The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.” Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 13, 2021 in Instagram: “The Walker-Kleefisch administration slashed $800 million from public schools." Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12." Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2021 in a TV ad: “Under Terry McAuliffe (there was a) record investment in education.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.” Josh Mandel stated on May 21, 2021 in a tweet: “The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof.”
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 6, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.” E. Gordon Gee stated on August 25, 2023 in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum: “Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget. Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in 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.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet: Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.” Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.” North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on February 8, 2023 in a tweet: “North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.” Tommy Tuberville stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 4, 2022 in a tweet.: “The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.” Jill Underly stated on October 24, 2022 in News release: “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” 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.” 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.” Tim Michels stated on September 4, 2022 in Twitter: Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.” Tom Horne stated on August 21, 2022 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in 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.” American Action Network stated on August 26, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is a "bailout for rich kids." Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.” School Freedom Fund stated on April 2, 2022 in a television ad: Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory. Winsome Earle-Sears stated on January 17, 2022 in a TV interview: “The Loudoun County School Board spent about $300,000 (last year) … to bring CRT in some form or fashion to the school system.” Bloggers stated on November 18, 2021 in an article: The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.” Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 13, 2021 in Instagram: “The Walker-Kleefisch administration slashed $800 million from public schools." Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12." Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2021 in a TV ad: “Under Terry McAuliffe (there was a) record investment in education.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.” Josh Mandel stated on May 21, 2021 in a tweet: “The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof.”
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."
Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post: These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”
Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
West Virginia University Faculty Senate stated on September 6, 2023 in a no-confidence resolution: E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”
E. Gordon Gee stated on August 25, 2023 in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum: “Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.
Unleash Prosperity Now stated on August 13, 2023 in 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.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on February 8, 2023 in a tweet: “North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.”
Tommy Tuberville stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.”
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 4, 2022 in a tweet.: “The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”
Jill Underly stated on October 24, 2022 in News release: “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
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.”
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.”
Tom Horne stated on August 21, 2022 in 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.”
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in 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.”
American Action Network stated on August 26, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is a "bailout for rich kids."
Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.”
School Freedom Fund stated on April 2, 2022 in a television ad: Former Gov. Pat McCrory appointed liberals to the North Carolina Textbook Commission, which “mandated textbooks” pushing critical race theory.
Winsome Earle-Sears stated on January 17, 2022 in a TV interview: “The Loudoun County School Board spent about $300,000 (last year) … to bring CRT in some form or fashion to the school system.”
Bloggers stated on November 18, 2021 in an article: The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.”
Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 13, 2021 in Instagram: “The Walker-Kleefisch administration slashed $800 million from public schools."
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12."
Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2021 in a TV ad: “Under Terry McAuliffe (there was a) record investment in education.”
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”
Josh Mandel stated on May 21, 2021 in a tweet: “The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof.”