Latest Fact-checks in Education Nikki Haley stated on June 4, 2023 in a CNN town hall: Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year." Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” Ron DeSantis stated on May 24, 2023 in a Twitter Spaces event: “There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.” Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.” Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference: The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence. 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.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” 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.” Elise Stefanik stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release: New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.” Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” Kat Cammack stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” 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.” 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.” 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." Lauren Boebert stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.” 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.” Scott Walker stated on January 5, 2023 in Twitter: “Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.” 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." 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.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land." 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.” Deidre DeJear stated on October 19, 2022 in a tweet: "Kim Reynolds doesn’t think nurses are educated." Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.” 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.” 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.”
Nikki Haley stated on June 4, 2023 in a CNN town hall: Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year." Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.” Ron DeSantis stated on May 24, 2023 in a Twitter Spaces event: “There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.” Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.” Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference: The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence. 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.” Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.” 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.” Elise Stefanik stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release: New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.” Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” Kat Cammack stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” 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.” 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.” 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." Lauren Boebert stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.” 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.” Scott Walker stated on January 5, 2023 in Twitter: “Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.” 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." 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.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land." 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.” Deidre DeJear stated on October 19, 2022 in a tweet: "Kim Reynolds doesn’t think nurses are educated." Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.” 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.” 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.”
Nikki Haley stated on June 4, 2023 in a CNN town hall: Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year."
Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2023 in a post: Video shows boxes of books removed from a middle school library that were “banned by the DeSantis regime in Florida.”
Ron DeSantis stated on May 24, 2023 in a Twitter Spaces event: “There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.”
Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.”
Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference: The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook: U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence.
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.”
Brandon Creighton stated on March 19, 2023 in Interview with WFAA: When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
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.”
Elise Stefanik stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release: New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”
Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”
Kat Cammack stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”
Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”
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.”
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.”
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."
Lauren Boebert stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.”
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.”
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."
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.”
Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land."
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.”
Deidre DeJear stated on October 19, 2022 in a tweet: "Kim Reynolds doesn’t think nurses are educated."
Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.”
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.”
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.”