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Education fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about education. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

1,862 published reviews in this topic

Factcrescendo Sri LankaEducation

Sajith Premadasa stated he was the least performing student at St. Thomas’ College and Royal College!!(Video)

Publisher’s rating: Altered

The review says the video misrepresented Premadasa’s remarks at a December 2022 event: he described being among the higher ranks in English at St. Thomas’ and Royal College, then struggling with English proficiency after moving to England. It concludes that he did not claim to be the least-performing student at his Sri Lankan schools. [S1]

maharat-newsEducation

هل يحق للجان الأهل في المدارس الخاصة الاطلاع على المبالغ "الدولارية" التي تتقاضاها المدارس من الطلاب؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح

The review says parents’ committees have the right to inspect dollar amounts charged by private schools, because Law 515 treats all amounts charged for educational services as school fees regardless of their name. It reports that, in practice, schools often keep these dollar amounts outside the formal budget and deny committees access.