Does America Have More Governors Who Have Worn Blackface Than Black Governors?
The question gets at the heart of whether an African American currently leads the executive branch of any state in the United States.
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Did a Georgia Lawmaker Claim a Chick-fil-A Employee Told Her to Go Back to Her Country?
Many readers were confused by an article that altered some details of a controversial news story.
Did U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ Ancestor Own Slaves in Jamaica?
Based on an article written by the 2020 presidential Democratic primary candidate's father, right-leaning opponents dove head-first into an ill-judged attack on her.
Does This Photo Show Joe Biden with the ‘Grand Wizard of the KKK’?
In the aftermath of the first round of Democratic primary debates, social media users shared a largely misleading, inaccurate meme that targeted the former vice president.
No, Seattle Doesn’t Refuse to Hose Poop from Sidewalks Because It’s ‘Racially Insensitive’
A minor Seattle street-cleaning issue from mid-2017 was played up by partisan websites as if it were a major racial controversy.
Does This Meme Demonstrate Racial Bias in Tax-Evasion Prosecutions?
What do these four examples have in common? Nothing of significance, as far as we can tell.
Was Mickey Mouse Modeled After a Racist Caricature Named ‘Jigaboo’?
Mickey Mouse may have a connection to minstrel shows, but he wasn't based on a racist "Jigaboo" character.
Did a College Professor Label the Film ‘Mary Poppins’ Racist?
"Is this real or satire?" was a question posed in response to a wave of cultural controversy in February 2019.
Did a Prada Store Remove Products Resembling ‘Blackface Imagery’?
A civil rights attorney who photographed the display called the company "completely tone deaf."
Did a College Mirror Nazis by Having Students Wear ‘White Privilege’ Pins?
A widely-shared Facebook meme grossly misrepresented the nature of an infamous Holocaust-era policy and a month-long student campaign to stimulate debate around racial justice.
Was Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Photographed Wearing a Confederate Soldier’s Cap?
The photographs of the Republican lawmaker were brought to light hours before a 20 November 2018 debate.
Did the News Media Ignore a Black Conservative Event at the White House?
A Facebook post claiming that news outlets ignored the Young Black Leadership Summit ignored several reports of attendees' encounter with President Donald Trump.
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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes in pharmaceutical companies.
Will Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Count Against Your 2020 Tax Refund?
While the stimulus payment is technically a tax credit, its categorization as such was made only so the government could disperse payments using the IRS’ existing infrastructure.
Have Plagues Repeated Exactly Every 100 Years?
The predictive value of cherry-picked data is generally low to insignificant.
Did Pelosi Call Social Security Recipients a ‘Burden on Society’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.