Education – Page 4 – Truth or Fiction?

Graduating student sneezes so fellow students can say God Bless you-Truth!

Education, Government, Inspirational, Religious / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

Graduating Student Sneezes So Fellow Students Can Say “God Bless you” at Graduation Where Prayer was Prohibited–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email doesn’t mention a time or place, but describes a graduation ceremony where prayer had been banned because of a court decision. All the participants were careful to stay within the guidelines until the …

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Emailed comments to Muslims from a Michigan professor-Truth!

Education, Terrorism / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

Michigan state unversity professor Indrek Wichman’s protest of Islam after Moslem students protested the publishing of a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammed as a terrorist.

Veterans carry school desks into history class-Truth!

Education, Inspirational, Military / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

The High School Teacher who had U.S. Veterans Carry Desks Into a Classroom-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story of a social studies teacher named Martha Cothren of Little Rock’s Robinson High School. Her students showed up on the first day of school to discover there were no desks in the room and that they would …

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Complaints Move Koran to Top Shelf at Boston University Library- Fiction!

Education, Religious / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

This is a forwarded email alleging that Muslims demanded that books be moved to accommodate space on the top shelf for the Koran. Letters to the editor complaining about the library’s decision have also been circulating on the Net.

Yorkshire Stammering Student Video on YouTube-Truth!

Education, Inspirational / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

An inspirational video of a stammering student in the United Kingdom has gone viral on Facebook and other social media. It shows him overcoming his stammering challenges with the help of his teacher who helps him to find his voice.

Historian wrote an article comparing our economic times to the Great Depression and Obama to Hitler-Fiction!

Education / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

A forwarded email containing an article called “SOMETHING OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS IS HAPPENING” claimed to be written by historian and author Tim Wood that compares our present economic times to that of the Great Depression and Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.

Labor Union Tells Supporters to Vote For U.S. Flag Ban on Fox News Poll-Fiction!

Education, Politics, Warnings / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

This is a forwarded email that tells of a Fox News poll posted on their web site that asks if the American flag should be banned from schools. The email warns that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Moveon.org have been encouraging followers to participate in the poll and to vote to support the ban. The email also encourages true patriots to go to the link and vote to keep the flag in schools.

Lincoln Schools Purple Penguin Gender Claims-Truth! & Fiction!

Education / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

To broker gender sensitivity, Lincoln Public Schools allegedly trained its teachers to refer to students as “purple penguins” rather than as boys and girls.

Letter By Florida Teacher: Immigrants Are Owed Nothing But Opportunity-Mostly Fiction

Education / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

A letter by a Florida teacher makes mostly false claims about Pell grants and federal education assistance for immigrants.

Did a Right-Wing Group Try to Stop the Creation of Harvey Milk Day?

Education, Fact Checks, Politics / By Rich Buhler & Staff / March 17, 2015

An eRumor that asks readers to call the office of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting that he veto a bill passed by the California Assembly to proclaim Harvey Milk Day. This bill, AB2567, will set aside May 22nd as a special day to celebrate the life of homosexual politician Harvey Milk in the public schools.