Latest Mostly 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 Viral image stated on June 1, 2016 in Facebook post by Liberals are Cool: "Tuition-free public universities and colleges are just a pipe dream. False. They were both free up until the Vietnam War." Austin Independent School District stated on June 2, 2016 in an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies: "Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas." Jack Berry stated on April 6, 2016 in a candidates forum: Richmond teachers have not gotten a raise "for almost 10 years." David Jolly stated on April 4, 2016 in a statement on his campaign website: Race to the Top grants "require participating states to adopt the Common Core standards as a condition for receiving federal funding." Bernie Sanders stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN interview: Says his free public university tuition program "is paid for … by a tax on Wall Street's speculation." Viral media reports stated on March 22, 2016 in Newspaper, television and social media: Emory University students were provided counseling after someone wrote "Trump 2016" in chalk on campus. John McCain stated on January 4, 2016 in a newspaper interview: The Every Student Succeeds Act "did away basically with Common Core." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Neil Cavuto stated on November 12, 2015 in a broadcast of "Cavuto Coast to Coast" on Fox Business Network: Taking all the money of the top 1 percent wouldn’t keep Medicare going for three years. Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state." Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state." American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 10, 2015 in a press release: Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges." Rick Perry stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech at the National Press Club: "Texas’ high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." EMILY's List stated on May 14, 2015 in a column on Medium: Says Jeb Bush "once held $1 million in family planning grants hostage until the programs receiving the money agreed not to discuss birth control at all." Katrina Shankland stated on May 6, 2015 in a news release: "Republicans have already cut our neighborhood public schools three budgets in a row." Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack." Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before. Bloggers stated on February 12, 2015 in a headline on DownTrend.com: "Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs." Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state. Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year" in public assistance in Wisconsin. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career." Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor." Leticia Van de Putte stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate: The state-hired company that evaluates state-mandated student exams "goes on Craigslist to get examiners to read our students’ essays."
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Viral image stated on June 1, 2016 in Facebook post by Liberals are Cool: "Tuition-free public universities and colleges are just a pipe dream. False. They were both free up until the Vietnam War." Austin Independent School District stated on June 2, 2016 in an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies: "Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas." Jack Berry stated on April 6, 2016 in a candidates forum: Richmond teachers have not gotten a raise "for almost 10 years." David Jolly stated on April 4, 2016 in a statement on his campaign website: Race to the Top grants "require participating states to adopt the Common Core standards as a condition for receiving federal funding." Bernie Sanders stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN interview: Says his free public university tuition program "is paid for … by a tax on Wall Street's speculation." Viral media reports stated on March 22, 2016 in Newspaper, television and social media: Emory University students were provided counseling after someone wrote "Trump 2016" in chalk on campus. John McCain stated on January 4, 2016 in a newspaper interview: The Every Student Succeeds Act "did away basically with Common Core." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Neil Cavuto stated on November 12, 2015 in a broadcast of "Cavuto Coast to Coast" on Fox Business Network: Taking all the money of the top 1 percent wouldn’t keep Medicare going for three years. Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state." Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state." American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 10, 2015 in a press release: Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges." Rick Perry stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech at the National Press Club: "Texas’ high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." EMILY's List stated on May 14, 2015 in a column on Medium: Says Jeb Bush "once held $1 million in family planning grants hostage until the programs receiving the money agreed not to discuss birth control at all." Katrina Shankland stated on May 6, 2015 in a news release: "Republicans have already cut our neighborhood public schools three budgets in a row." Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack." Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before. Bloggers stated on February 12, 2015 in a headline on DownTrend.com: "Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs." Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state. Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year" in public assistance in Wisconsin. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career." Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor." Leticia Van de Putte stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate: The state-hired company that evaluates state-mandated student exams "goes on Craigslist to get examiners to read our students’ essays."
Viral image stated on June 1, 2016 in Facebook post by Liberals are Cool: "Tuition-free public universities and colleges are just a pipe dream. False. They were both free up until the Vietnam War."
Austin Independent School District stated on June 2, 2016 in an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies: "Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas."
Jack Berry stated on April 6, 2016 in a candidates forum: Richmond teachers have not gotten a raise "for almost 10 years."
David Jolly stated on April 4, 2016 in a statement on his campaign website: Race to the Top grants "require participating states to adopt the Common Core standards as a condition for receiving federal funding."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN interview: Says his free public university tuition program "is paid for … by a tax on Wall Street's speculation."
Viral media reports stated on March 22, 2016 in Newspaper, television and social media: Emory University students were provided counseling after someone wrote "Trump 2016" in chalk on campus.
John McCain stated on January 4, 2016 in a newspaper interview: The Every Student Succeeds Act "did away basically with Common Core."
Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history."
Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt."
Neil Cavuto stated on November 12, 2015 in a broadcast of "Cavuto Coast to Coast" on Fox Business Network: Taking all the money of the top 1 percent wouldn’t keep Medicare going for three years.
Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state."
Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state."
American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 10, 2015 in a press release: Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges."
Rick Perry stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech at the National Press Club: "Texas’ high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013."
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam."
EMILY's List stated on May 14, 2015 in a column on Medium: Says Jeb Bush "once held $1 million in family planning grants hostage until the programs receiving the money agreed not to discuss birth control at all."
Katrina Shankland stated on May 6, 2015 in a news release: "Republicans have already cut our neighborhood public schools three budgets in a row."
Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America."
H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack."
Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before.
Bloggers stated on February 12, 2015 in a headline on DownTrend.com: "Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs."
Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ "
Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.
Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year" in public assistance in Wisconsin.
Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career."
Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony."
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate: The state-hired company that evaluates state-mandated student exams "goes on Craigslist to get examiners to read our students’ essays."
