This article originally appeared on PolitiFact.com .

Reports that a Trump administration change might make it harder for aspiring nurses to pay for their education sparked outrage online. Advertisement

Some social media users said President Donald Trump had signed legislation demoting nursing degrees from professional degree status or reclassifying nursing degrees as non-professional degrees.

"The Dept. of Education just removed nursing from the list of ‘professional degree’ programs under the Administration’s new loan rules — a move nurses say threatens the future of patient care," radio personality Angela Yee wrote Nov. 20 on Facebook.

Other social media posts passed on lists of degrees no longer considered "professional" under Trump, including nursing and

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