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The Trump administration partnered with PragerU and Hillsdale College on its semiquincentennial celebration.
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PragerU operates mobile museums called Freedom Trucks that are stationed at locations including the National Mall.
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The PragerU Freedom Truck features an artificial intelligence avatar of George Washington.
George Washington, AI avatar
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The AI avatar of George Washington states, "Our rights are a gift from God, not a favor from kings or courts."
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The interior of the mobile museum contains text, QR codes, AI avatars of historical figures, and a video message from President Donald Trump.
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PragerU’s Freedom Trucks travel to libraries, K–12 schools, and festivals across the country.
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The Great American State Fair is a 16-day event.
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The Great American State Fair includes demonstrations of Revolutionary War battle techniques by individuals in period clothing.
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order last year demanding the restoration of "truth and sanity" in American history.
Donald Trump, President
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In the executive order, President Trump argued that a "revisionist movement" has focused on issues of race and class rather than fostering unity.
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The Freedom 250 website lists Hillsdale College as its only partner from the academic world.
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Hillsdale College produced a series of videos in partnership with the White House and the Department of Education.
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The Hillsdale videos are typically 10 to 15 minutes long.
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The Hillsdale videos feature Vice President JD Vance.
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The Hillsdale videos feature Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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The Hillsdale videos feature Eric Metaxas.
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John Fea is a senior fellow at the Lumen Center.
John Fea, senior fellow at the Lumen Center
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John Fea stated that there is "very little, if anything, in those videos that is factually wrong."
John Fea, senior fellow at the Lumen Center
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John Fea stated that the video series is "marshaling the facts into a particular narrative that suits the political moment."
John Fea, senior fellow at the Lumen Center
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John Fea stated, "If you want nuance and complexity, then you have to talk about Washington as a slaveholder, [Thomas] Jefferson as a slaveholder."
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Matthew Spalding serves as dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College.
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Matthew Spalding served as an academic adviser to the PragerU Freedom Trucks effort.
Matthew Spalding, dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College
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Matthew Spalding stated, "A lot of modern history doesn’t tell the narrative anymore; all they do is focus on these other things, so it wasn’t to exclude those things, but to tell the main parts of the story."
Matthew Spalding, dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College
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Matthew Spalding stated, "For a K–12 student—not an academic, a college professor who wants to get into the nuances of everything—we thought the most important thing for them to know was the arc of that story and the narrative."
Matthew Spalding, dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College
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Matthew Spalding stated, "It was a partnership with the current administration."
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The Freedom 250 website includes a section titled Voices of Liberty that features narratives attributed to everyday Americans.
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Karen E. Park is a historian.
Karen E. Park, historian
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Karen E. Park stated that the narratives in the Voices of Liberty section do not point to real people.
Karen E. Park, historian
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Karen E. Park stated, "It doesn’t say on this website, ‘These aren’t real people, these are representative examples of our great nation and [its] types of people.’"
Karen E. Park, historian
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Karen E. Park stated, "It just passes them off as real people."
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The Voices of Liberty section lists 20 names.
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