“Homework was invented by an Italian teacher named Roberto Neville in 1905”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Jun 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The concept of homework was present even before 1905. In 1901, the California legislature banned homework for students under 15 years of age. It is reported that the first mention of homework appeared in 1 AD in the writings of Pliny the Younger
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 July 2022, 33 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/jerome.almonte.129/posts/pfbid0cfdt1a5jKkd8K5Rf8ysDRgFx4E5gbaUL8…
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