On Tuesday, the fact-checkers over at PolitiFact—which is run by the Poynter Institute, that nonprofit focused on media literacy and journalism ethics training—declared that “it’s misleading to suggest that [American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten] “I didn’t even want to consider reopening any schools.”
Madison Czopek, in an essay that attempts to evaluate Weingarten’s truthfulness before the House Select Subcommittee regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic, wrote: “As educators and parents struggled to balance learning with safety rules during the early COVID-19 Pandemic, teachers union President Randi Weingarten also grappled.”approvingly shared on Twitter By the subject herself). Czopek then went line by line, not evaluating Weingarten’s numerous claims or her recent media tour but rather the statements made by Twitter users that added context from the community to the AFT chief’s tweet.
Republicans on the House Covid committee want you to believe I wanted schools closed. Here’s what I actually said… over & over again. pic.twitter.com/TTWuYgC5nN
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