Misinformation: Who Profits from Making the U.S. Dumber?

If I were to show this to a science classroom of high school students who have B-or-better grades, the majority of them would understand instantly that this is just one example of the onslaught of misinformation that is circulating around the Internet.  Solar PV generates electricity by absorbing photons, not by letting them pass through.

Legitimate question: Who profits from a scientifically illiterate population?