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Documentary or third‑party evidence that thousands of schools participated in or were reached by the First Lady's AI education initiative delivered in partnership with Zoom Communications.
Available evidence confirms that First Lady Melania Trump partnered with Zoom Communications on a national AI education event, but it does not independently verify the claim that this effort "reached thousands of schools" nationwide.
Zoom’s January 12, 2026 press release describes "Zoom Ahead: AI for Tomorrow’s Leaders" as a "live national learning experience" with K–12 students and mentions the First Lady’s opening remarks from the White House, but it does not provide participation metrics such as the number of schools reached. Secondary repostings of the White House statement repeat the "thousands of schools" language but appear to be syndications of the same government text rather than independent confirmations.
Because no independent data or participation figures from Zoom, school systems, or other third-party sources confirm that the program actually reached "thousands of schools," the specific quantitative claim remains unverified. The verdict is Unclear because there is evidence the partnership and event occurred, but no verifiable evidence substantiates the stated scale of "thousands of schools."
Verdict: Unclear, due to a lack of independent, quantitative evidence confirming that the initiative reached "thousands of schools" nationwide as claimed.