“Public school enrolments have surged but the Liberals have closed 15 more schools than they've opened since 2011.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
The NSW Government has indeed closed 15 more schools than it has opened over the past eight years — but Mr Daley's claim is spin. Mr Daley, in fact, understates the number of schools closed compared to the number of new schools opened. Since the Liberal-National Coalition was elected in 2011, 40 schools have closed and 19 have opened — that's 21 more closures than openings. But experts told Fact Check that talking about school openings and closures was not helpful when it came to discussing i...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Michael Daley (NSW Opposition Leader) made this claim. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 18 March 2019. Its rating was “Spin”.
Where the claim appeared
- michaeldaley.com.auhttps://www.michaeldaley.com.au/labor_will_replace_1_000_ageing_demountables
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.