Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands?
17 August 2018 - Several viral memes made unfounded assumptions based on the complicated inner workings of the DeVos family's business interests.
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Did Betsy DeVos Tweet ‘It’s Is My Favorite Country’ About America?
2 July 2018 - In response to a hashtag asking Twitter users to describe the United States in three words, a parody account for the Secretary of Education described it in five.
Did a Christian Foster Care Provider ‘Kidnap’ Migrant Children for Profit?
25 June 2018 - Reports and viral memes made several claims about Bethany Christian Services and its purported links to education secretary Betsy DeVos.
Former Blackwater Founder Allegedly Held Meeting with Russians in Seychelles
3 April 2017 - The Washington Post reported that Erik Prince met in the Seychelles and presented himself as an informal envoy for President Trump.
Did Betsy DeVos Say History Textbooks Should Be Based on the Bible?
8 March 2017 - A report stating that Trump's Secretary of Education wants to exclude all information not found in the Bible from history textbooks is satire, not fact.
Did Donald Trump Insult Minorities, Students with Disabilities on Twitter?
15 February 2017 - A rude tweet attributed to President Trump that appeared to disparage minority students and disabled schoolchildren was fabricated.
Did Betsy DeVos Say ’40 Percent’ Means ‘More Than Half’?
Reports that the Education Secretary said a 40 percent approval rating meant President Donald Trump has the support of "more than half the country" were satire.
Did Betsy DeVos Demand That Classroom Globes Be Flattened?
9 February 2017 - Huffington Post's satire channel confused some readers by appearing to report that newly-confirmed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has a flat-earth agenda.
DeVos Family Campaign Contributions
8 February 2017 - A chart purportedly shows how much money Betsy DeVos and her family contributed to Republican senators.
Meet Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Secretary of Education Nominee
25 November 2016 - The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education inspired an Internet meme detailing her alleged lack of qualifications for the job.
