“[T]here’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.”
Betsy DeVos
Secretary of Education. Fox. Claim dated 12 Jul 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisExaggerates
What FactCheck.org found
Much of the evidence suggests schools can be reopened relatively safely, but there have been outbreaks linked to schools.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Betsy DeVos (Secretary of Education) made this claim around 12 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2020, 12 days later. Its rating was “Exaggerates”.
Where the claim appeared
- foxnews.comhttps://www.foxnews.com/transcript/infectious-disease-expert-on-us-response-to-new-surge-…
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