"A debate teacher at Oklahoma’s Mustang High School wanted to spark a conversation with students about President Trump’s “lies,” but instead ignited a firestorm of criticism that forced district officials to douse the biased assignment.A picture of the assignment reviewed by KFOR read: “It was announced that President Trump openly lied to the American people, Congress, and the Senate 15,413 times. This means he has lied, on average, 14 times daily,” since he took office.
Students in the school’s debate class were asked to ponder the meaning of the statistics, without any prompt to consider whether they are accurate or misleading.
“What are the ramifications of this?” one question read.
“We cannot stop someone from lying but how can we get the truth on matters that affect us daily?” another read..."
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