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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre once called Fox News racist.
Did Karine Jean-Pierre Say Fox News Is ‘Racist’? The alleged quote was cited in May 2022, just after it was announced that Jean-Pierre...
    Correct Attribution
Did Karine Jean-Pierre Say Fox News Is ‘Racist’?
Audience, Person, Crowd
Herman Cain, Ben Shapiro: Is This an Authentic Image from Newsmax Broadcast? Newsmax supposedly listed the men's names and headshots above a chyron that suggested they were...
    True
Herman Cain, Ben Shapiro: Is This an Authentic Image from Newsmax Broadcast?
Police officer and chief Karl Baker was purportedly refused service at a diner and the online ad read as follows Cop Refused Service At A Restaurant Next Day He Does This.
Was Black Police Officer Karl Baker Refused Service at Restaurant? According to the story, the police officer who was refused service decided to return to...
    False
Was Black Police Officer Karl Baker Refused Service at Restaurant?
Flag, Symbol, Audience
Did Joe Biden’s Great-Great-Great Grandfather Own a Slave? An 1850 slave schedule shows that Thomas H. Randle owned a 14-year-old slave.
    True
Did Joe Biden’s Great-Great-Great Grandfather Own a Slave?
The claim is that a letter from the LSU president to his counterpart at the University of Texas describes efforts to keep Black students segregated.
Is This 1961 Pro-Segregation Letter from LSU’s President Real? The legacy of former Louisiana State University President Troy Middleton is clouded with accusations that...
    True
Is This 1961 Pro-Segregation Letter from LSU’s President Real?
Flag, Symbol, American Flag
Yes, BLM Utah Chapter Called US Flag ‘A Symbol of Hatred’ The group's statement sparked a wave of controversy on the Fourth of July.
    True
Yes, BLM Utah Chapter Called US Flag ‘A Symbol of Hatred’
Hair, Person, Human
Was George Floyd Statue in NYC Defaced With White Nationalist Symbol? Reports of the vandalism spread about a day before the sentencing hearing for Derek Chauvin,...
    True
Was George Floyd Statue in NYC Defaced With White Nationalist Symbol?
Book, Text, Field
Did Popeyes Hang a Sign Saying They Will Refuse To Serve White People? A sign that stirred controversy on social media triggered a police investigation.
    False
Did Popeyes Hang a Sign Saying They Will Refuse To Serve White People?
Word, Symbol, Alphabet
Did Customers Receive Racist Emails from Walmart? A slew of phony accounts resulted in emails generated using the company’s email.
    False
Did Customers Receive Racist Emails from Walmart?
Did Mister Rogers share a pool with a Black police officer
Did Fred Rogers Invite a Black Police Officer To Join Him In a Pool? At that time, Black people were denied the right to swim in the same pools...
    Mostly True
Did Fred Rogers Invite a Black Police Officer To Join Him In a Pool?
Did Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Refuse to Do Interviews With White Journalists?
Did Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Refuse To Give Interviews to White Journalists? A letter to the Chicago press on the two-year anniversary of the mayor's inauguration drew...
    Mostly False
Did Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Refuse To Give Interviews to White Journalists?
Pelosi tweet Willy Mays Willie McCovey
Did Pelosi Tweet Use Photo of Wrong Athlete in Tribute to Willie Mays? The post was quickly and quietly deleted.
    True
Did Pelosi Tweet Use Photo of Wrong Athlete in Tribute to Willie Mays?
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Recent mass shootings have called into question whether there were shootings under previous administrations.
Did US Have No Mass Shootings Under Trump?
Did US Have No Mass Shootings Under Trump?
the view settles with rittenhouse for $22 million and a formal apology
Did ‘The View’ Settle with Rittenhouse for $22 Million?
Did ‘The View’ Settle with Rittenhouse for $22 Million?
A rumor said that police or law enforcement officers went inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Texas to rescue their own children on the day of the deadly mass shooting.
RUMOR ALERT: Officers Rescued Own Children During Texas School Shooting
RUMOR ALERT: Officers Rescued Own Children During Texas School Shooting
Ed McMahon never gave out big checks at ordinary people's doorsteps for Publishers Clearing House.
‘Mandela Effect’: Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House
‘Mandela Effect’: Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House
Person, Human, Pedestrian
Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’?
Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’?
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