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All Fact-checks for Race and Ethnicity

dicho el Agosto 6, 2024 en a Threads post

“During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”

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dicho el Julio 31, 2024 en 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.”

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dicho el Julio 31, 2024 en 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.”

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dicho el Junio 24, 2024 en a Facebook post

Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid "fires 3 top players for anthem kneeling."

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dicho el Mayo 16, 2024 en Public appearance

“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”

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dicho el Junio 15, 2024 en remarks in Detroit

The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.”

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dicho el Mayo 2, 2024 en an X post

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.

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dicho el Marzo 28, 2024 en a post on X

“Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.”

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dicho el Marzo 14, 2024 en an interview with Fox News

Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.”

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dicho el Marzo 9, 2024 en a rally in Rome, Georgia

"In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."

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Instagram posts

dicho el Febrero 22, 2024 en a video

Johnnie Cochran “mysteriously passed away” and his death is linked to his work on slavery reparations.

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dicho el Febrero 13, 2024 en a campaign ad

Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”

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dicho el Febrero 4, 2024 en a roundtable on ABC's "This Week"

Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”

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Instagram posts

dicho el Enero 15, 2024 en an Instagram post

Abraham Lincoln’s coin is copper because he ended slavery. Figures on other U.S. coins “face left because they turned their backs to him in protest.”

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dicho el Noviembre 7, 2023 en Wisconsin Assembly

"Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year contract for $186 million. He and his family, being African American, could receive benefits under affirmative action.”

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dicho el Enero 8, 2024 en a speech

“The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy

dicho el Diciembre 6, 2023 en a debate

“The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.”

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dicho el Noviembre 13, 2023 en a speech at Dartmouth College

"Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."

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Instagram posts

dicho el Octubre 27, 2023 en a video shared on Instagram

“New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”

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dicho el Julio 20, 2023 en a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”

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Fact-checking Tim Walz before his 2024 DNC speech – plus the attacks on his record

Fact-checking Tim Walz before his 2024 DNC speech – plus the attacks on his record

Por Amy Sherman • Agosto 21, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Chicago at National Association of Black Journalists conference

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Chicago at National Association of Black Journalists conference

Por Louis Jacobson • Julio 31, 2024

NABJ entrevistó a Donald Trump: Verificamos lo que él dijo sobre Kamala Harris, inmigrantes

NABJ entrevistó a Donald Trump: Verificamos lo que él dijo sobre Kamala Harris, inmigrantes

Por Maria Briceño • Julio 31, 2024

Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background.

Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background.

Por Samantha Putterman • Julio 26, 2024

¿La economía de los latinos fue mejor con Joe Biden o con Donald Trump?

¿La economía de los latinos fue mejor con Joe Biden o con Donald Trump?

Por Maria Briceño • Julio 12, 2024

Comparing economic performance for Latinos under Trump, Biden

Comparing economic performance for Latinos under Trump, Biden

Por Louis Jacobson • Julio 8, 2024

Fact-checking three claims from Joe Biden on Black employment, health insurance and wealth

Fact-checking three claims from Joe Biden on Black employment, health insurance and wealth

Por Louis Jacobson • Junio 11, 2024

Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism

Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism

Por Louis Jacobson • Junio 10, 2024

Is Biden’s student loan forgiveness affecting Black Americans the most? What we know

Is Biden’s student loan forgiveness affecting Black Americans the most? What we know

Por Matthew Crowley • Mayo 28, 2024

The Antisemitism Awareness Act: What to know

The Antisemitism Awareness Act: What to know

Por Louis Jacobson • Mayo 10, 2024

Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.

Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.

Por Jeff Cercone • Marzo 1, 2024

Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts

Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts

Por Samantha Putterman • Febrero 16, 2024

A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong

A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong

Por Louis Jacobson • Enero 9, 2024

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

Por Amy Sherman • Agosto 21, 2023

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

Por Jeff Cercone • Julio 20, 2023

The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?

The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?

Por Jeff Cercone • Julio 7, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Por Matthew Crowley • Mayo 25, 2023

Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento

Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento

Por Marta Campabadal Graus • Mayo 17, 2023

Does a graphic showing use of words about racism prove media manipulation? There’s more to the story

Does a graphic showing use of words about racism prove media manipulation? There’s more to the story

Por Jeff Cercone • Mayo 16, 2023

Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

Por Madison Czopek • Abril 24, 2023

Latest promises about Race and Ethnicity

Invest $300 million in COPS program

Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students

Support the study of reparations for slavery

Expand Justice Department power to address police misconduct

Use a national commission to address policing issues

End pay discrimination

Reduce health uninsured rate for African Americans

Create a public credit reporting agency

Increase access to affordable housing

Nominate the first Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court

Eliminate cash bail

Ensure funding for historic black colleges

Load more promises about Race and Ethnicity