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Latest Fact-Checks In Race and Ethnicity

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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 26, 2015 in posts on social media:
"Florida Sheriff: Blacks should learn to act like white people in order to stay alive."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2017
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 17, 2016 in an email :
"Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 24, 2016 in a speech in Tampa:
"Since President Obama came into office, another 2 million Hispanics have joined the ranks of those in poverty. … The number of Hispanic children living in poverty increased by 15 percent in that short period of time."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2016
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney
stated on June 23, 2016 in remarks at the Better Bike Share conference:
My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise."
Mostly False
By Cassie Owens • June 24, 2016
Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver
stated on August 11, 2015 in on 'Up to Date':
Two years ago motorists in Ferguson, a city of 20,000 people, "received 31,000 citations. That's at least one citation per person plus 10,000 for visitors. The city is still surviving only on traffic tickets; there's virtually no industry there."
Mostly False
By Sean Nelson • October 22, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor":
"In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • December 4, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme:
"The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 22, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.  
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 27, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2014 in a Facebook post:
An image of nine white, blond women shows "the amazing diversity of Fox News anchors."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2014
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
stated on December 5, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Daily Show":
"The most popular name is no longer John or Steven. It's Jose, Camilo and Maria."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2013
George Will
George Will
stated on April 3, 2013 in a column:
Wisconsin education agency "urged white students to wear white wristbands ‘as a reminder about your (white) privilege.’ "    
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2013
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