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Aug 10, 2026 Trump issued an executive order restructuring the childhood vaccine schedule based on unproven autism claims Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Bypassing established scientific bodies to promote a discredited vaccine-autism link spreads medical misinformation likely to reduce immunization rates and increase disease risk.
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- Trump signs executive order redefining U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations and directing legal challenges to state vaccine mandates. — President Trump signed Executive Order 14420 establishing "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations" aligned with peer nations' practices, reducing the number of recommended vaccines and doses.
- Trump signs executive order restructuring childhood vaccination schedule — Donald Trump signed an executive order directing sweeping changes to the CDC childhood vaccination schedule, including breaking the MMR vaccine into three separate shots, reducing recommended vaccines from 18 to 11
- Trump issued executive order mandating split MMR vaccine and separate childhood immunizations — Trump signed an executive order requiring the combined MMR vaccine to be administered as three separate single-disease shots and mandating that childhood immunizations be given at separate medical visits, once
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 82 – 2026-08-08–2026-08-14
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Jun 26, 2026 The Texas State Board of Education approved curriculum and reading changes that added required Bible passages and reduced emphasis on parts of U.S. and global history. Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The changes used state education power to reshape public memory and civic knowledge for millions of students.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- Texas mandates Bible passages as required reading in public schools — The Texas state board of education has approved a new statewide reading list that mandates Bible passages as required reading for over 5 million public school students.
- Texas Board of Education approves controversial curriculum changes — The Texas State Board of Education, controlled by Republicans, has given preliminary approval to a new social studies curriculum that de-emphasizes global history outside of Europe and omits many negative aspects of U.S.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 75 – 2026-06-20–2026-06-26
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Sep 17, 2025 The Education Department partnered with conservative groups for patriotism and liberty programming Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The partnership raised concerns that public education channels were being used to promote a narrow ideological narrative.
Independently corroborated by6 independent news desks
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- Education Department Partners with Conservative Groups for Programming — The Education Department announced a partnership with conservative organizations to provide educational programming on patriotism and liberty.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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May 29, 2025 Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters installed a social studies curriculum that included 2020 election conspiracy theories and Christian nationalist themes Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The curriculum used state education power to embed disputed political narratives into public instruction and civic memory.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- Oklahoma State Superintendent installs controversial curriculum — Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has implemented a new social studies curriculum that includes conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and elements of Christian nationalism.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 19 – 2025-05-24–2025-05-30
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Mar 25, 2025 The Texas Senate advanced bills on school prayer, Ten Commandments displays, book control, anti-LGBTQ teaching limits, and library penalties Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The bills would narrow pluralism in public education and use state power to restrict expression, identity, and access to books.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- Texas lawmakers advance bill criminalizing assignment of certain literature — Texas lawmakers have advanced SB 412, a bill that would make it a crime for teachers and librarians to assign or provide books containing sexually explicit content, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
- Texas Senate alters book selection process for school libraries — The Texas Senate has passed SB 13, which changes the process for selecting books in school libraries, transferring authority from trained librarians to school boards.
- Texas Senate mandates display of Ten Commandments in classrooms — The Texas Senate has passed SB 10, which requires all classrooms to display a copy of the Ten Commandments.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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