1. I just talked to the woman whose presentation is featured in Youngkin's closing ad
She says the ad misrepresents one slide to invent "a conversation that never happened"
"I was not advocating for teachers to teach Critical Race Theory to students"
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She says the ad misrepresents one slide to invent "a conversation that never happened"
"I was not advocating for teachers to teach Critical Race Theory to students"
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2. Youngkin's ad claims to contain "newly unearthed documents" which it presents as proof that McAuliffe's administration "actively pushed" K-12 students to be taught CRT
It turns out that is a lie
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It turns out that is a lie
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3. The "documents" are a 2015 presentation by Brenda Walker, a professor at University of South Florida
It was given as part of an institute about STUDENT DISCIPLINE. The purpose of the program was "to provide alternatives to out-of-school suspensions"
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It was given as part of an institute about STUDENT DISCIPLINE. The purpose of the program was "to provide alternatives to out-of-school suspensions"
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4. In other words, neither Walker's presentation nor the event had anything to do with establishing curricula for students.
Nevertheless, it has been promoted by dark money operative @realchrisrufo as proof McAuliffe was trying to teach students CRT
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Nevertheless, it has been promoted by dark money operative @realchrisrufo as proof McAuliffe was trying to teach students CRT
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5. Walker said the presentation was designed to inform school administrators about "disproportionate punishment of [black] students," who receive harsher discipline for the same conduct
She intro'd CRT as a lense for ADULTS to understand the phenomena
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She intro'd CRT as a lense for ADULTS to understand the phenomena
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6. Walker told me that she would never recommend that CRT be taught to K-12 students and did not do so in her 2015 presentation.
She described the use of her presentation in the ad as "mythology" — completely divorced from the reality of her talk.
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She described the use of her presentation in the ad as "mythology" — completely divorced from the reality of her talk.
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7. Youngkin has spent much of the campaign claiming that CRT is taught in "all our schools in Virginia."
In August, Politifact evaluated all the evidence that the Youngkin campaign could marshall to support that claim and rated it "FALSE."
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In August, Politifact evaluated all the evidence that the Youngkin campaign could marshall to support that claim and rated it "FALSE."
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8. Youngkin's closing ad is also based on a false characterization of Walker's presentation. But, as the WashPost editorial board notes, Youngkin is seeking to use CRT as a "bogeyman to foment racial resentments among the GOP’s heavily White voting base."
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9. Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday's election, these kinds of misrepresentations will be common in campaigns over the next year.
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10. Fox News is helping Youngkin push this misinformation. This article, published last night, cites the same presentation by Walker that was not about teaching kids CRT
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