CNN's Brianna Keilar insists that critical race theory is not in the curriculum in Virginia, but Sen. Rick Scott brought receipts

When people say they’re not teaching critical race theory in schools, they’re mostly right — they’re not teaching a course on critical race theory; rather, they’re integrating tenets of it into lesson plans and the curriculum. It’s informing the way schools teach history, and countless schools have adopted the fact-challenged 1619 Project into their history curricula.

A couple of weeks ago, anti-CRT crusader Christopher Rufo posted a thread debunking Terry McAuliffe’s claim that critical race theory wasn’t being taught in Virginia schools, pointing out that in 2015, then-Governor McAuliffe’s Department of Education instructed Virginia public schools to “embrace critical race theory” in order to “re-engineer attitudes and belief systems.”

When Sen. Rick Scott pushed the critical race theory button on CNN, Brianna Keilar responded with the stock answer that CRT “is not in the curriculum in Virginia.” Scott had done his homework, though, and pointed out that CRT is still on the Virginia Department of Education website, where it recommends “Critical Race Theory in Education” as a “best practice.”

FACTS LAST: CNN's Brianna Keilar refuses to acknowledge the evidence Critical Race Theory is an influence in Virginia schools. "Just to be clear, it's not in the curriculum in Virginia. Just to be clear," she repeated like a broken record when presented with the facts pic.twitter.com/7dfR156Zv7

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 8, 2021

Just maybe, parents voted for Glenn Youngkin in part to make sure critical race theory didn’t become part of the curriculum.

"It's not in the curriculum"

The Virginia Dept of Education web site from 2015 (receipts below) literally shows a call to "Embrace Critical Race Theory" and use it as the 'lens' through which to teach.

It's not about students being given a lesson called 'Critical Race Theory". https://t.co/clq53vbwDm

— Utah Liberty Gov (@UtahLibertyGov) November 8, 2021

That's not reporting, its not journalism, its advocacy and opposition.

— xplore74 (@xplore74) November 8, 2021

She had her talking point and didn't know what to do beyond that, so she just kept repeating it like it was done gotcha, even after Scott pointed out the DoE website.

— It's all ball bearings nowadays! (@7th_FetzerValve) November 8, 2021

From a VA school board member. pic.twitter.com/LWBj0ZhDaL

— CS (@gopg8r) November 8, 2021

Is she a “journalist” asking questions or is this a debate? Pushing Dem talking points. 🙄

— Colleen Ryan (@cryan_colleen) November 8, 2021

Now that I've been utterly owned on #CRT, let's move on to The Big Lie. Love it. @CNN

— Bunting Wheeler (@drebin_lt) November 8, 2021

And again, this is exactly why 'let's go Brandon' trended. A reporter lying on air to people who could clearly hear what was being chanted. Why do the mainstream outlets insist on proving Trump's "enemy of the people" statement was a fact.

— Roxanne Chester (@ggm281) November 8, 2021

Denial.

— Hunter (@HunterPSU01) November 8, 2021

We know the media is lying. It doesn’t matter if they acknowledge it. Vote accordingly

— MHay (@mhay_michele) November 8, 2021

The best part about television news, the human body is almost incapable of lying. Look at her face. It shows complete contempt for him.

— The_Chairman_of_The_Stevenson_Republic (@RodneyS55414927) November 8, 2021

Unbelievable. In the face of evidence she still repeats, and repeats and repeats her lie.

— Robert Weiss (@Bob_Weiss_) November 8, 2021

She had other talking points to get to and thought that would shut him down.

@brikeilarcnn lost that interview. You could smack her in the face with facts, and she wouldn’t recognize them. She’s not too bright.

— Judy Black (@jblackie01) November 8, 2021

CNN lies to your face even when they know everyone knows they are lying. They don't have any truth only propaganda.

— Travis Cooper (@TravisC94307041) November 8, 2021

She can claim to “just be clear” all she wants, or she can actually look at the state curriculum. It’s no surprise that @brikeilarcnn got it wrong again. This is why no one watches her show.

— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) November 8, 2021

Intellectual laziness from CNN's Brianna Keilar. And CNN wonders why its ratings are so bad?

— Eric McPherson (@EricMcPh) November 8, 2021

@brikeilarcnn can do nothing but lie about CRT and the concerns of VA parents. pic.twitter.com/L0EGiR520W

— J. A. Kozinski (@j_kozinski) November 8, 2021

And Virginia parents had a lot more concerns about the public schools than just the creeping infestation of critical race theory, not that the Democrat who lost would ever admit it.

Related:

Christopher Rufo debunks Terry McAuliffe’s claim that CRT isn’t taught in Virginia schools https://t.co/xB7guqW5Qz

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 30, 2021