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A rumor said that a Florida middle school homework assignment showed an example about media bias and Donald Trump and his false claim of a stolen election.

Is the Florida Homework Assignment About Trump and Media Bias Real? Readers asked if a picture truly showed part of a homework assignment handed out to...

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Is This a List of ‘Banned Books in Florida Schools and Libraries’? A number of high-profile accounts shared the fabricated list as if it were real.

Originated as Satire

A New Florida Law Requires Universities To Survey Political Views of Students and Faculty.

Florida ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Law Doesn’t Require University Staff, Students To Register Political Views The 2021 law has been a source of controversy in the Sunshine State.

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No, This Illinois High School Isn’t Set To Implement Race-Based Grading This rumor originated with a "local" news website that is part of a so-called "pink...

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Did Florida’s Secretary of Education Say Uranus is ‘Suggestive’? A routine review of content labeled satire.

Labeled Satire

Did Biden Say He Was Planning to Forgive All Student Loan Debt? The president has repeatedly extended the pandemic pause on loan repayments.

Research In Progress

Did Florida Reject Math Textbooks, Citing References to Critical Race Theory? Yes, but some of the textbook pages being spread online as "examples" are unrelated.

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‘Furry Protocol’? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools Unbelievable rumors about students identifying as cats have unfortunately proved believable to some audiences.

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Does Calif. Ethnic Studies Curriculum Call for Chants to Aztec Gods, ‘Countergenocide’ Against White Christians? Though adoption by schools is voluntary, the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum has generated intense...

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Does Oregon Allow H.S. Students to Graduate Without Proof of Reading, Math Proficiency? In August 2021, news outlets and commentators reacted with outrage to Gov. Kate Brown's signing...

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Did Iowa Pass a Bill Requiring Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools? Lawmaker: "I believe the pledge is something that can bring all Americans together, regardless of...

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Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner? A viral tweet claimed a textbook for eighth-graders focused on the war's effect on a...

Research In Progress