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FactCheck.org→ Biden Mangles Statistic About Hispanic Students
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. According to the Department of Education, about 28% of U.S. students are Hispanic. According to Census Bureau data, about 15% of U.S. students speak Spanish at home. And about 21% o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYPD Did NOT Say The People Arrested At Columbia Were Not Students — PD Data Confirmed Majority Were Students
Did the New York Police Department announce that the people arrested at Columbia University protests on April 30, 2024, were not students? No, that's not true: The law enforcement agency never said that. According to NYPD statistics, stud
PolitiFact→ Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.
College student protesters across the U.S. are pressuring universities to divest from Israel in an effort to force a cease-fire in Gaza. But what is divestment, and can it effect large-scale change? We asked experts.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Posts Make Misleading Claims About International Student Enrollment
International students are not in the majority at Northeastern or Columbia.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that George Soros is ‘paying student radicals’ involved in campus protests
Sharing a New York Post headline, social media users said George Soros paid campus protesters. Soros’ foundation gave grants to some groups involved in the protests, but the money and protesters had several degrees of separation.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo does not show pro-Palestine protesters blocking Jewish students from entering Columbia Univers
Photo shows “Palestinian activists” blocking “Jewish students from entering Columbia University.”
PolitiFact→ Megyn Kelly – Fact-checking claim that a Utah Middle school allows students to be ‘terrorized’ by ‘furries’
“School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries’”
PolitiFact→ Here’s how new Title IX regulations could affect LGBTQ+ students
New Title IX regulations that expand protections for LGBTQ+ students are causing a stir as some states refuse to “comply.” Why were these changes made and what could the fallout be? Read more at PolitiFact.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Columbia not all remote, offers students hybrid learning amid Israel-Hamas war protests
“Columbia University announced classes will be remote for the remainder of the school year.”
Full Fact→ Sydney student misidentified as Bondi attacker in viral online claims
Benjamin Cohen was falsely identified as the killer in viral social media posts and by a national TV network in Australia.
The Dispatch→ Biden Takes Another Swing at Student Debt Cancellation
The president tries to make good on a campaign promise.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Missouri bill would make it a felony for teachers to “support” trans students’ “social transition”
A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, viral video doesn’t show Oklahoma students sucking adults’ toes
Video shows Oklahoma students “sucking on the toes of adults.”
The Dispatch→ Joe Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation, Explained
Although the Supreme Court blocked one of the president’s debt cancellation plans, his administration has forgiven billions via other policies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Students Wearing Face Masks Was NOT Recorded In 2024 As Post Implies — It Was Filmed In 2021
Does a video circulating on social media in February 2024 show several journalism students who were recently recorded wearing medical-style face masks outdoors? No, that's not true: The video dates back to September 24, 2021 when the Ariz
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened.
During the Iowa debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. This characterization omits key details. He’s referring to a single-day displacement because of severe weather. No migrants remain in the sch
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video does not show Trump promising to defer student loans if reelected in 2024
Video shows Trump promising to pause student loan payments and cancel payroll tax if reelected in 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ministry Of Education In Gaza Did NOT ‘Officially Announce’ End Of 2023/2024 Academic Year ‘As All Students Have Been Killed’
Was the academic year in Gaza suspended because "all students" have died? No, that's not true: Available data suggests that most schoolchildren are still alive, even though the Hamas-Israel war has disrupted their education. While interna
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of students who drank laxative-laced lemonade is fiction, not real life
Video shows the aftermath of a school prank in which students drank lemonade containing “horse laxatives.”
The Dispatch→ Students Call for Genocide, Presidents Smirk
One Kansas City Chiefs fan will have a coming check with a lot of zeros.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral video of teacher instructing students about gender pronouns is a skit, not authentic
Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Of 3 Girls Beating Up Men In Tunnel Is NOT Real — Shows Stunt School Students
Does a social media video of three young women fighting off multiple men in a tunnel passageway depict an actual event involving Israeli girls -- or, depending on different versions using the same video, French paramilitary women or Turki
PolitiFact→ Dean Phillips – How familiar are US students with the Holocaust? Checking Dean Phillips’ claim
"Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
Logically→ Penn and UCLA students did not call for a Jewish genocide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hamas Crisis Actors Pretending To Be Corpses — It’s 2013 Student Protest In Egypt
Does a video on X show Hamas crisis actors pretending to be Palestinian corpses in October 2023? No, that's not true: This video was originally posted on YouTube in 2013. It shows students protesting at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egyp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ohio Students In Lockdown Due to ‘Skinwalkers’ On September 17, 2023
Does a video show reports of "skinwalkers" sighted at school in Ohio on September 17, 2023? No, that's not true: The claim that there are "skinwalkers" -- a witch in Navajo legend -- in classrooms is not made anywhere during the footage.
PolitiFact→ Paula Congelio – Has West Virginia University increased unfunded aid to students?
West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”
PolitiFact→ E. Gordon Gee – Are less than 2% of WVU students affected by the elimination of majors?
“Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.
Full Fact→ No, the Prime Minister was not Photoshopped into a picture of University of Kentucky students
Claims that an image shared by Rishi Sunak’s X account was Photoshopped are wide of the mark.
Logically→ Morphed photo used to spread false claims about Manipur students’ murders
Logically→ Jill Biden’s video manipulated to claim students heckled U.S. First Lady
Logically→ No, this photo does not show students’ meals in Rome, Italy
Full Fact→ Most international students enrolling in UK universities have to prove they’re proficient in English
Reform UK politician Alex Phillips claimed international students don’t have to pass an English proficiency test, but many are required to take one.
PolitiFact→ Fox News Channel – ‘Gender Queer’ was on the NEA’s recommended reading list for educators, not students
Gender Queer on NEA Summer Reading List for Kids.
The Dispatch→ Student Debt Cancellation, Canceled
Plus: SCOTUS rules for a Christian website designer in a free speech case.
Truth or Fiction?→ The New York Times’ ‘Ways You Can Still Cancel’ Student Loan Debt
After the Supreme Court’s June 30 2023 ruling blocking the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness program, screenshots of a New York Times article about “ways you can still cancel your student debt” were shared to Tw
Truth or Fiction?→ British Media Further Spreads Myth About ‘Students Identifying as Cats’
A popular right-wing disinformation trope from the United States targeting LGBTQ teenagers has been re-laundered into political circles in the UK — and all based on a purportedly recorded argument. As the progressive Byline Times and other UK out
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden overstates the number of K-12 students who speak Spanish
"Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.
Logically→ U.K.’s changes to student visa routes don’t specifically target Nigerian students