“Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.”
Joe Biden
President. In a speech. Claim dated 16 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Census data shows that 26% of K-12 students are Hispanic, but that doesn't mean they all speak Spanish. 15% students speak Spanish at home. Biden’s statement is partially accurate but omits important details.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (President) made this claim around 16 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 June 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
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