Latest False Fact-checks in Education Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Kim Gray stated on March 3, 2020 in a radio interview.: “Even Fairfax County doesn’t pay the kind of (school administration) salaries that Richmond is paying right now.” Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college. Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.” Bloggers stated on January 30, 2020 in a blog post: “Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.” Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2019 in social media posts: "California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra is putting together plans to raise property tax revenue by eliminating the only thing keeping some people's property tax from sky rocketing, Prop 13." Bloggers stated on June 27, 2018 in a headline: "Florida school drops Common Core – soars to number one" Jeff Jackson stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." Tony Evers stated on November 21, 2019 in a veto message: Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians. Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level." Siobhan Dunnavant stated on September 30, 2019 in a campaign mailer.: Del. Debra Rodman "opposes adoption as an alternative to abortion in event of unplanned pregnancies." Rob Swearingen stated on September 5, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address: Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee." Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders." West Virginia Republican Party stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia." Mark Jewell stated on May 1, 2019 in a tweet: Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall. Andrew Byrd stated on February 25, 2019 in a legislative debate: "The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly." Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Samuel L. Jackson said, "Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s----- music." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 19, 2019 in a debate: "Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement." Various media reports 2 stated on February 26, 2019 in reports: Says NC bill would change the grading scale. Wiley Nickel stated on February 20, 2019 in a tweet: Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises." Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools." Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos. Christine Hallquist stated on October 10, 2018 in a press conference: "There have been 44 plans submitted affecting 90 school districts. And the Scott administration has rejected all of them." Joe Manchin stated on September 14, 2018 in tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey undertook "efforts to put educators in jail." Tony Evers stated on July 22, 2018 in a candidates forum: "Since Scott Walker has been our governor, we’ve gone from 50 percent state funding for the" University of Wisconsin System "to 15 percent." JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that." Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
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Kim Gray stated on March 3, 2020 in a radio interview.: “Even Fairfax County doesn’t pay the kind of (school administration) salaries that Richmond is paying right now.” Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college. Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.” Bloggers stated on January 30, 2020 in a blog post: “Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.” Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2019 in social media posts: "California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra is putting together plans to raise property tax revenue by eliminating the only thing keeping some people's property tax from sky rocketing, Prop 13." Bloggers stated on June 27, 2018 in a headline: "Florida school drops Common Core – soars to number one" Jeff Jackson stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." Tony Evers stated on November 21, 2019 in a veto message: Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians. Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level." Siobhan Dunnavant stated on September 30, 2019 in a campaign mailer.: Del. Debra Rodman "opposes adoption as an alternative to abortion in event of unplanned pregnancies." Rob Swearingen stated on September 5, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address: Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee." Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders." West Virginia Republican Party stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia." Mark Jewell stated on May 1, 2019 in a tweet: Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall. Andrew Byrd stated on February 25, 2019 in a legislative debate: "The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly." Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Samuel L. Jackson said, "Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s----- music." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 19, 2019 in a debate: "Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement." Various media reports 2 stated on February 26, 2019 in reports: Says NC bill would change the grading scale. Wiley Nickel stated on February 20, 2019 in a tweet: Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises." Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools." Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos. Christine Hallquist stated on October 10, 2018 in a press conference: "There have been 44 plans submitted affecting 90 school districts. And the Scott administration has rejected all of them." Joe Manchin stated on September 14, 2018 in tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey undertook "efforts to put educators in jail." Tony Evers stated on July 22, 2018 in a candidates forum: "Since Scott Walker has been our governor, we’ve gone from 50 percent state funding for the" University of Wisconsin System "to 15 percent." JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that." Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
Kim Gray stated on March 3, 2020 in a radio interview.: “Even Fairfax County doesn’t pay the kind of (school administration) salaries that Richmond is paying right now.”
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.”
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
Bloggers stated on January 30, 2020 in a blog post: “Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.”
Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2019 in social media posts: "California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra is putting together plans to raise property tax revenue by eliminating the only thing keeping some people's property tax from sky rocketing, Prop 13."
Bloggers stated on June 27, 2018 in a headline: "Florida school drops Common Core – soars to number one"
Jeff Jackson stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school."
Tony Evers stated on November 21, 2019 in a veto message: Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians.
Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level."
Siobhan Dunnavant stated on September 30, 2019 in a campaign mailer.: Del. Debra Rodman "opposes adoption as an alternative to abortion in event of unplanned pregnancies."
Rob Swearingen stated on September 5, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address: Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee."
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia."
Mark Jewell stated on May 1, 2019 in a tweet: Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall.
Andrew Byrd stated on February 25, 2019 in a legislative debate: "The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly."
Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Samuel L. Jackson said, "Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s----- music."
Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 19, 2019 in a debate: "Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement."
Various media reports 2 stated on February 26, 2019 in reports: Says NC bill would change the grading scale.
Wiley Nickel stated on February 20, 2019 in a tweet: Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises."
Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions.
Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools."
Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos.
Christine Hallquist stated on October 10, 2018 in a press conference: "There have been 44 plans submitted affecting 90 school districts. And the Scott administration has rejected all of them."
Joe Manchin stated on September 14, 2018 in tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey undertook "efforts to put educators in jail."
Tony Evers stated on July 22, 2018 in a candidates forum: "Since Scott Walker has been our governor, we’ve gone from 50 percent state funding for the" University of Wisconsin System "to 15 percent."
JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals."
Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that."
Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
