“It’s a fact that those who perform well on math & reading tests tend to perform more poorly on the 1-mile run, and vice versa.”
What FactCheck.org found
Numerous studies show just the opposite. And experts told us there is no evidence that adding a physical fitness component to college admissions would help to diversify a college’s student body.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Vivek Ramaswamy (Presiential candidate) made this claim around 28 August 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 September 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
Vivek Ramaswamy has 19 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 8 of them false or fake, 10 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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