Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-11 19:38:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3DB3E90EBE60561B146D851D410B7B4F3985C8C8A0AED0272B4C4FDF2FDB1F56
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This tweet is what is known as political “spin” and is misleading. DeSantis did not “attack” anyone, but gave his theory for why some areas had more kids in schools than others during the Covid-19 pandemic. The effects on children who missed in-person schooling are real: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/11/08/covid-harmed-kids-mental-health-and-schools-are-feeling-it https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2022376118
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