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Biden did not revoke millions in funding from HBCUs
Feb 12, 2021
CLAIM: President Joe Biden just revoked $250 million in spending on the United Negro College Fund that Trump pledged to give to historically Black colleges for the next 10 years.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The United Negro College Fund is not funded by the federal government. Also, Biden has not taken any steps to reduce funding to historically Black colleges and universities.
THE FACTS: Posts online this week are falsely claiming that Biden took away more than $250 million in funds awarded to historically Black colleges under former President Donald Trump’s administration.
The posts falsely claim that Biden has decided to revoke the funding from the United Negro College Fund. They suggest that Biden is racist because of the move that they falsely accuse him of making.
“Still think Biden isn’t a racist dictator? 45 EO’s and counting. All he is doing is hurting Americans! All of us!” the posts say.
The posts making the false claim were shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
In 2019, Trump signed a bill restoring more than $255 million in annual funding for historically Black colleges and universities that Congress had previously allowed to lapse. Biden has not moved to rescind that funding. In fact, Biden has proposed giving billions of dollars in funding to HBCUs while on the campaign trail.
Government support of historically Black colleges and universities does not go through the United Negro College Fund, which does not receive federal government funding. The nonprofit organization pushes Congress and the executive branch to authorize higher funding amounts for HBCUs and to help historically underserved students, said Lodriguez Murray, vice president of public policy and government affairs for the group.
Murray told The Associated Press that the post circulating online makes layers of false claims that he called “despicable.”
“There is not any indication of going back on anything that has been moved forward with so far,” Murray said of Biden’s plan. “What disturbs me the most is that someone dares to use UNCF’s good name, HBCUs and populations that have been traditionally held down by systemic racism to make an erroneous case.”
Biden’s administration has openly stated that it plans on continuing to support HBCUs. During her confirmation hearing, Neera Tanden, the president’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, told Sen. Jon Ossoff that supporting HBCUs “is a priority for the president and the vice president,” adding, “I welcome the opportunity to work with you on those issues in support of HBCUs and the vital role that they play.”
Also, Vice President Kamala Harris is a graduate from an HBCU. And on Jan. 26, during a speech on racial equity, Biden urges his audience to imagine if HBCUs “had the same funding and resources of public universities to compete for jobs and industries of the future.”
Tyrone Couey, president of the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Foundation, confirmed to The Associated Press that Biden had not made any cuts to HBCUs.
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This is part of The Associated Press’ ongoing effort to fact-check misinformation that is shared widely online, including work with Facebook to identify and reduce the circulation of false stories on the platform.
Here’s more information on Facebook’s fact-checking program:
Feb 12, 2021
CLAIM: President Joe Biden just revoked $250 million in spending on the United Negro College Fund that Trump pledged to give to historically Black colleges for the next 10 years.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The United Negro College Fund is not funded by the federal government. Also, Biden has not taken any steps to reduce funding to historically Black colleges and universities.
THE FACTS: Posts online this week are falsely claiming that Biden took away more than $250 million in funds awarded to historically Black colleges under former President Donald Trump’s administration.
The posts falsely claim that Biden has decided to revoke the funding from the United Negro College Fund. They suggest that Biden is racist because of the move that they falsely accuse him of making.
“Still think Biden isn’t a racist dictator? 45 EO’s and counting. All he is doing is hurting Americans! All of us!” the posts say.
The posts making the false claim were shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
In 2019, Trump signed a bill restoring more than $255 million in annual funding for historically Black colleges and universities that Congress had previously allowed to lapse. Biden has not moved to rescind that funding. In fact, Biden has proposed giving billions of dollars in funding to HBCUs while on the campaign trail.
Government support of historically Black colleges and universities does not go through the United Negro College Fund, which does not receive federal government funding. The nonprofit organization pushes Congress and the executive branch to authorize higher funding amounts for HBCUs and to help historically underserved students, said Lodriguez Murray, vice president of public policy and government affairs for the group.
Murray told The Associated Press that the post circulating online makes layers of false claims that he called “despicable.”
“There is not any indication of going back on anything that has been moved forward with so far,” Murray said of Biden’s plan. “What disturbs me the most is that someone dares to use UNCF’s good name, HBCUs and populations that have been traditionally held down by systemic racism to make an erroneous case.”
Biden’s administration has openly stated that it plans on continuing to support HBCUs. During her confirmation hearing, Neera Tanden, the president’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, told Sen. Jon Ossoff that supporting HBCUs “is a priority for the president and the vice president,” adding, “I welcome the opportunity to work with you on those issues in support of HBCUs and the vital role that they play.”
Also, Vice President Kamala Harris is a graduate from an HBCU. And on Jan. 26, during a speech on racial equity, Biden urges his audience to imagine if HBCUs “had the same funding and resources of public universities to compete for jobs and industries of the future.”
Tyrone Couey, president of the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Foundation, confirmed to The Associated Press that Biden had not made any cuts to HBCUs.
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This is part of The Associated Press’ ongoing effort to fact-check misinformation that is shared widely online, including work with Facebook to identify and reduce the circulation of false stories on the platform.
Here’s more information on Facebook’s fact-checking program:
