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Yes it is true that the Jews celebrate Shavuot on the 6th of Sivan. But let's look into the reasoning behind this choice of date and compare it to the Scriptures.

The date of Shavuot is based upon the counting of the omer which begins on the Feast of First Fruits (the sheaf of the wave offering).

Leviticus 23:15,16 "And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the LORD."

The Jews reason when the Scriptures state the "day after the Sabbath" it is referencing the Sabbath of Unleavened Bread. Using this starting point, Shavuot will always be on the 6th of Sivan.

When studying the Feasts, the Feast of First Fruits and Shavuot are the only two that are not specifically designated with an actual date on the calendar of God.

Passover is specifically declared to be on the 14th of the first month, Leviticus 23:5.
Unleavened Bread is specifically declared to be on the 15th of the first month, Leviticus 23:6.
The Feast of Trumpets is specifically declared to be on the first day of the seventh month, Leviticus 23:24.
The Day of Atonement is specifically declared to be on the tenth day of the seventh month, Leviticus 23:27.
The Feast of Tabernacles is specifically declared to begin on the 15th day of the seventh month, Leviticus 23:34.

So we need to look into when the Feast of First Fruits was to begin. In Leviticus 23:11 we read, "He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it." Here we see that phrase again - "on the day after the Sabbath." It does not say "on the day after Unleavened Bread" or "on the 16th day of the first month." It says on the day after the Sabbath. The wave offering of First Fruits is done on a Sunday, the day after the Sabbath.

Following this logic we would start counting the omer in the year 2011 on Sunday, April 24th. (Well, actually at sundown on Saturday the 23rd to keep with the truth of a God's declaration of a day being "evening and morning" - Genesis 1:5.) If we start the count on the 24th, we are brought to June 12th as the 50th day, which is the day after the Sabbath.

Looking at the situation from another perspective. If we are to assume the counting of the omer begins after Unleavened Bread we have a problem this year (and many other years). You see, we are told to count seven Sabbaths and are to bring the wave offering on the day after the Sabbath, well the 6th of Sivan is on a Wednesday this year, which is not the day after the Sabbath.