“Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 13 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
A Tennessee law adopted in May bans the teaching in public schools of critical race theory, which is a collection of ideas about systemic bias and privilege. It does not prohibit the teaching of Black history.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 October 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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