{"id":2284093,"date":"2024-06-26T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-state-department-is-not-offering-free-cdl-training\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T16:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:07:12","slug":"fact-check-no-state-department-is-not-offering-free-cdl-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-state-department-is-not-offering-free-cdl-training\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, State Department Is Not Offering Free CDL Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-no-state-department-is-not-offering-free-cdl-training%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200bcontent provided\u200c talks about a claim\u200d circulating on Facebook, which\u2064 states that the State Department is\u2063 offering free commercial driving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">license<\/a> (CDL) training. The verdict\u2062 given to this claim is\u2064 &#8220;False.&#8221; Further details on \u2064the explanation or context are not provided in the excerpt. \u2064While \u2063I don&#8217;t have the specific details \u200bmentioned in the excerpt, it appears the claim regarding \u200bthe \u200bState Department offering free Commercial \u200cDriving License (CDL) training has been determined as false.\u2064 Typically, CDL training programs are offered \u2063through\u2062 various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mba-applications-at-top-ivy-league-universities-see-double-digit-drops\/\" title=\"MBA Applications at Top Ivy League Universities See Double Digit Drops\">vocational schools<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-tells-community-colleges-your-students-and-their-families-are-carrying-the-brunt-of-the-crisis\/\" title=\"Jill Biden Tells Community Colleges: \u2018Your Students And Their Families Are Carrying The Brunt Of The Crisis\u2019\">community colleges<\/a>,\u200d and private driving schools, and \u200cwhile there may\u200b be government \u2064grants \u200dor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-quietly-removes-law-that-prioritized-immigrants-who-were-less-likely-to-need-welfare\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Quietly Removes Law That Prioritized Immigrants Who Were Less Likely To Need Welfare\">assistance programs<\/a> \u2062available that can help subsidize the cost of training, it&#8217;s not usual for the State Department itself to provide such\u200d training directly.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in obtaining a CDL,\u200c it would\u200c be practical \u200cto check with local driving\u200c schools or community colleges to see \u2062what courses they offer and \u200dif \u200dany financial aid or\u200b state-funded assistance \u2063is\u2062 available. Additionally, \u2063some transportation companies may offer to pay for\u2063 training\u200b or reimburse training costs\u2064 if \u2064you agree\u2064 to work\u200c for them for a certain\u2064 period after obtaining your CDL, which could be another avenue\u200c to \u2063explore.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=8117828498248014&#038;set=a.144593018904975&#038;type=3&#038;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid%3D8117828498248014%26set%3Da.144593018904975%26type%3D3%26theater&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1719423750767000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0D2xfW6-V-r2sYUT7mk66I\"><span id=\"m_-7020191487512619892mt-tracked-link_2_1719336401309\"><\/span>shared on Facebook<\/a> claims the State Department is offering free commercial driving license (CDL) training.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence the State Department is offering such a course. The State Department is not offering any such program, according to a State Department spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming that the United States is offering a free CDL training. These posts are accompanied by the State Department seal, indicating that it\u2019s approved by the agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarting From June 2024, the United States will provide a six-month free CDL course. If you need a CDL driver\u2019s license, you can apply for for free with your citizenship, and foreigners can apply for it for free with their residence permit,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence for this claim. Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/findit.state.gov\/search?query=commercial+driving+license&#038;affiliate=dos_stategov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reviewed<\/a> the State Department website and did not find any results for an alleged CDL course. (There is a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) FAQ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/dmv-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">page<\/a> on the website, but does not mention a free CDL course).<\/p>\n<p>A State Department spokesperson denied the claim in an email to Check Your Fact. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/17\/fact-check-did-john-kerrys-daughter-say-billions-must-die-for-new-world-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did John Kerry\u2019s Daughter Say Billions Must Die For \u2018New World Order\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of State has no involvement with a purported CDL course,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact also reviewed the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/search?query=commercial+driving+license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> and did not find any instances of them offering a free CDL course. Check Your Fact also reached out to USCIS for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post claims the State Department provides free commercial driving license (CDL) training. This is false. There is no evidence of such a program, and a State Department spokesperson confirmed they are not offering this training. Social media users should be cautious of this misinformation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2284094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-992101326-scaled-e1718309908464.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,32896,13420,4089,32895],"class_list":["post-2284093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-cdl-training","tag-fact-check","tag-free","tag-state-department"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-992101326-scaled-e1718309908464.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}