Trump: Handicapped, Minority Children too Disruptive-Fiction!
Neither President Trump or Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said “handicapped and minority children” were too disruptive in the classroom.
Education
‘Letter From a Florida Teacher’
A baseless story from a 2012 book continues to spread xenophobia online.
Meet Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s Education Secretary-Truth! & Fiction!
Claims made in a “Meet Betsy DeVos” meme about Donald Trump’s pick for Education Secretary are a combination of truth and fiction.
Did an Elementary School Forces Kid to ‘Cross Dress’ for LGBT Week?
Sunny Oaks Elementary School in California supposedly forced students to cross dress to celebrate LGBT week.
Oxford Pushes Back Letter About Cecil Rhodes Statute-Unproven!
An open letter titled “Oxford Pushes Back” knocks a student movement to remove a Cecil Rhodes statute from Oxford University’s campus over concerns that he promoted segregation and racist policies.
7th Graders Forced to Write, “Allah is the Only God”-Truth!
Seventh grade students in Tennessee were forced to write, “Allah is the Only God,” as part of a social studies lesson.
Old Blackboards Discovered During Oklahoma School Remodel-Truth!
Workers remodeling Emerson High School in Oklahoma discovered blackboards from 1917 with perfectly preserved writings and drawings.
Cornell University Would Welcome ISIS Training Camps, Speakers-Disputed!
A Cornell University dean said he would allow an ISIS training camps and speakers on the campus.
Are Lawmakers’ Children Exempt From Repaying Student Loans?
A false claim on a Fox talk show has survived online in several iterations.
Winston Churchill's life saved by a doctor whom Churchill's father put through school-Fiction!
Winston Churchill’s Father Paid For The Education of The Discoverer of Penicillin…then, in turn, Winston Churchill’s Life Was Later Saved by Penicillin-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A Scottish farmer saves a drowning boy’s life, but refuses a reward from the boy’s nobleman father. The nobleman then offers to provide an education for the farmer’s son. The …