Race and Ethnicity Scorecard True 0% 39 Checks Mostly True 0% 44 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 52 Checks False 0% 131 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 56 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Race and Ethnicity Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Digital Equity Act is a handout "based on race,” and “illegal.” May 13, 2025 Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post: Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.” March 21, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 in a post: Michael Jordan said that “any athlete who kneels for our national anthem should lose their medal.” By Claire Cranford • February 19, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris paid The Shade Room to interview her “for perceived support amongst black voters.” October 30, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts: Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew. October 23, 2024 Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.” By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2024 Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview. September 27, 2024 Charlie Kirk stated on August 6, 2024 in a Threads post: “During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.” August 14, 2024 Laura Loomer stated on July 31, 2024 in an X post: “Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.” August 6, 2024 Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2024 in an NABJ conference appearance: Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.” By Samantha Putterman • July 31, 2024 Load More Latest Articles How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history? • February 19, 2026 How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it? • August 8, 2025 Former congressman’s CNN comment on racism, Black health drew criticism. But research supports link • July 10, 2025 English is Liberia’s official language from a history of US slavery and colonization • July 10, 2025 Military bases’ new names sound as if they’re named after Confederates, but that’s not the case • June 11, 2025 George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist? • May 23, 2025 Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa • May 22, 2025 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2024 Fact-checking Tim Walz before his 2024 DNC speech – plus the attacks on his record By Amy Sherman • August 21, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump in Chicago at National Association of Black Journalists conference By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • July 31, 2024
