US EditionNew standards in US state call for teaching election ‘discrepancies’
- Oklahoma enacted new academic standards in April 2025 requiring high school students to learn about discrepancies in the 2020 election results.
- These standards arose amid claims from President Trump and supporters disputing the 2020 election, despite multiple courts finding no widespread fraud.
- The curriculum instructs students to examine alleged ballot-counting pauses, mail-in voting risks, batch dumps, record voter turnout, and bellwether county contradictions.
- State superintendent Ryan Walters praised the standards as promoting comprehensive historical views and critical thinking, while critics argue they perpetuate false narratives and rushed adoption.
- Implementation may be delayed by a lawsuit challenging the approval process, reflecting ongoing Republican disputes over the standards despite legislative approval.
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New Oklahoma Curriculum To Include Conspiracy Theories About Election Fraud & Covid
CNN/YouTubeAs schools across the country face the looming uncertainty of Federal cuts to program, funding, and the planned dissolution of the Education Department itself, they nevertheless continue the important work of educating the nation’s children, including the development of new standards and curricula. In Oklahoma, however, newly approved high school social studies standards require teachers to discuss “discrepancies” in the 2020 election…
Oklahoma Education Standards Mandate Teaching 2020 Election Conspiracy Theories
Source: Kenny Eliason on Unsplash / Kenny Eliason on Unsplash Oklahoma Republicans want to indoctrinate children with lessons on widely debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories to ensure “pro-American” pride. New social studies academic standards would force students to learn about so-called “discrepancies” in the 2020 election, furthering Trump’s big lie and other claims proven as false. Specifically, the new standards require students to “i…
Oklahoma education standards say students must identify 2020 election ‘discrepancies’
New academic standards in Oklahoma call for the teaching of "discrepancies" in the 2020 election, continuing the spread of a false narrative years after it was first pushed by Trump and his allies.
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nprOklahoma education standards say students must identify 2020 election 'discrepancies'
New academic standards in Oklahoma call for the teaching of "discrepancies" in the 2020 election, continuing the spread of a false narrative years after it was first pushed by Trump and his allies.
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