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Latest Fact-Checks In Race and Ethnicity

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stated on April 7, 2022 a tweet:
Sen. Marsha Blackburn made a white power symbol at Ketanji Brown Jackson.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 13, 2022
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 5, 2022 a Facebook post:
Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier."
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 7, 2022
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on March 22, 2022 an interview:
Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 22, 2022
Jamaal Bowman
Jamaal Bowman
stated on January 26, 2022 a tweet:
“More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”
Half-True
By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • March 7, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on February 6, 2022 a tweet:
Turning Point USA is a white nationalist organization.
False
By Caleb McCullough • February 16, 2022
Gary Chambers Jr.
Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on February 9, 2022 a campaign video:
"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 15, 2022
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stated on February 8, 2022 an Instagram post:
Kendall Jenner edited a photo to look like she was holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 10, 2022
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on January 31, 2022 a TV segment:
"The Holocaust isn't about race. No, it's not about race."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • February 1, 2022
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 27, 2022 a radio show segment:
“There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination.
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 28, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 a speech in Atlanta:
As a youth, “I got arrested” protesting for civil rights.
False
By Louis Jacobson, Jeff Cercone • January 13, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 25, 2018 a post:
Black Friday originated in 1904 when enslaved people were sold at a discount to boost the economy.
False
By Monique Curet • December 1, 2021
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stated on November 29, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says a Vox headline said, “teaching children the Bunny Ear method for tying their shoes” is racist.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 30, 2021
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stated on November 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 8, 2021 in a CNN interview:
"In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles • November 16, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 3, 2021 an Instagram post:
"Arizona Department of Education gives green light on face mask and vaccine mandates, as well as implementing Critical (Race) Theory.”
Mostly False
By Jeff Cercone • November 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 19, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 5, 2021 a tweet:
"Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2021
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stated on October 4, 2021 an Instagram post:
President Joe Biden cut “$30 billion to Black colleges and universities.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2021
FreedomWorks
FreedomWorks
stated on September 28, 2021 a Facebook post:
“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2021
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stated on September 18, 2021 a Facebook post:
“The NAACP wants” the Confederate Memorial Carving “sandblasted off Stone Mountain.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 27, 2021
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