Did a Sign for Starbucks Racial Bias Training Single Out White People?
1 June 2018 A sign informing Starbucks customers that stores would be closed in order to "educate white people about their racism" was not created by the coffee chain.
Racial Rumors
As one of the primary functions of urban legends is the expression of societal concerns and fears, they often take the form of tales that serve to reinforce prejudicial views of different races, ethnicities, and classes.
Was a Muslim Educator Named Superintendent of Atlanta’s Schools?
24 May 2018 A "satirical" blog's Facebook page used an actual news outlet's photo to make a stinker of an Islamophobic "joke."
Did ‘Muslim Immigrants’ Commit the Most Knife Crimes in London in 2017?
22 May 2018 A right-wing Facebook page published a meme that was heavy on Islam-blaming but light on evidence.
Did the Ku Klux Klan March at the 1924 Democratic National Convention?
15 May 2018 An Internet meme holds that the KKK touted its political power by marching en masse outside the convention, which allegedly became known thereafter as the "Klanbake."
Were Two Young Black Men Lynched in Oklahoma Without Media Attention?
7 May 2018 Some have called the murder and dismemberment of two African-American men over a gun sale gone wrong a "modern lynching."
Does a Newspaper Ad for the Ku Klux Klan Praise Donald Trump?
5 April 2018 A KKK recruitment flyer found in Alabama did praise President Trump, but it was not run in a newspaper.
Did London Close 500 Churches and Open 423 New Mosques?
8 March 2018 A fear-mongering article was based on misleading and cherry-picked data about the number of churches and mosques in London.
Did a Muslim Scholar Advocate ‘Colonizing’ U.S. and Canada with Sharia Law?
22 February 2018 A fabricated quote attributed to Tariq Ramadan has once again gained attention on the internet after the academic was arrested on rape charges.
Did Obama’s Portraitist Paint an Image of a Black Woman Holding the Severed Head of a White Person?
13 February 2018 Artist Kehinde Wiley is best known for reimagining classical heroic paintings using black men and women as his subjects.
Did an American Teenager Who Killed a ‘Muslim Refugee’ for Raping His Sister Get 30 Years in Prison?
12 February 2018 A anti-Islam, anti-refugee video widely shared on Facebook was blatant fake news.
Is Mohammed the Most Popular Name for Newborn Boys in the Netherlands?
16 January 2018 No, it's not.
What Happens When You Cross the United States Border Illegally?
16 January 2018 A viral Facebook post comparing U.S. immigration policy to that of North Korea and Afghanistan gets most of the facts wrong.
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