Education fact checks

A claim that 65% children of the poor do not have access to early education

Publisher’s rating: This claim is True.

A claim that 80% of education budget is for recurrent expenditure

Publisher’s rating: This claim is True

A claim that 7 % of the Nigerian budget goes to education

Publisher’s rating: This claim is True

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos claimed on January 16 that she earned a degree from Princeton University.

Publisher’s rating: Princeton deputy university spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss told Rappler via email that Marcos did not finish her degree.

Claims that 60 million Nigerian youths and adults are illiterate; of which 60% are female, and 11 million are out-of school.

Publisher’s rating: The claim is False.

Kenya makes Chinese language compulsory in schools

Publisher’s rating: FALSE HEADLINE

நாடு முழுவதும் உள்ள பள்ளிகளில் 8-ம் வகுப்பு வரையில் அனைவருக்கும் இந்தி பாடம் கட்டாயமாக்கப்பட்ட உள்ளது என மத்திய அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: Fake

Oxford University offers six scholarships in the name of the former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Lord Macaulay, while addressing the British Parliament on 2 February 1835, deliberated on how India can be conquered if it replaces its old and ancient education system.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The Quint says Macaulay was in Calcutta on 2 February 1835, not addressing the British Parliament. It says the viral post’s wording does not appear in his “Minute on Education” address.

Major reform in education ensured by granting autonomy to quality institutes by passing IIM bill.

Publisher’s rating: TRUE

Talent is being recognized with PM research fellowship with scholarship worth 70-80,000 rupees per month for 5 years and Rs. 2 lakh rupees annual grant for PhD and research.

Publisher’s rating: TRUE

Numerous universities, 7 IITs, 7 IIMs, 14 IIITs, 1 NIT, 103 KVs and 62 Navodaya Vidyalayas established and have started functioning.

Publisher’s rating: PARTLY TRUE

13,000 training centers opened across India training in 376 trades.

Publisher’s rating: PARTLY TRUE

1 crore youngsters to achieve training.

Publisher’s rating: UNVERIFIED

دانشگاه‌های ایران آزادترین دانشگاه‌های دنیا از لحاظ اظهارنظر و بیان نقد هستند.

Publisher’s rating: شاخ‌دار

به خاطر افزایش مراکز آموزش‌های پیش از ازدواج، رشد طلاق در کشور کاهش یافته است.

Publisher’s rating: نیمه‌درست

The share of GDP allocated for education (primary, secondary and tertiary) saw an increase from 3.29 per cent in 2004-2005 to 3.83 per cent in 2012-13.

Publisher’s rating: TRUE

Tenemos el mismo número de egresados que países como Alemania

Publisher’s rating: Verdadero

Andalucía es la comunidad autónoma que menos invierte en Educación

Publisher’s rating: Falso

文章曲解法國通過的法案內容，從表決單位、內容說明到公佈時間都是錯誤的，並非所謂「震驚家長的科學實驗」，而是為了改善學童上課專心度和預防網路霸凌等項目做出的法案。

Publisher’s rating: 大部分不實