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What's Good About Good Friday?

Written by:

David Mikkelson

March 25, 2016 The origin of the name of one of the most significant days in the Christian calendar is not quit ...

Idris Elba Exposed Tyler Perry for Portraying 'Harmful Stereotypes' of Black Men, as Videos Claim?

Written by:

Taija PerryCook

Nov. 17, 2023 The clips surfaced after Perry appeared on Kelly Ripa's podcast to discuss a new documentary and ...

Did Police Find Bodies in Freezers with 'Black Lives Matter' Carved into Their Skin?

Written by:

Kim LaCapria

Feb. 18, 2016 Reports that a Chicago man named Rasheed Thompson was arrested in connection with dead bodies fo ...

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict a Mass Shooting at a 'Black Panther' Movie Screening?

Written by:

Dan Evon

Feb. 16, 2018 Rumors holding that the show 'The Simpsons' predicted that there would be a mass shooting at a s ...

Does Florida Bill HB 999 Ban Black Greek Life, Courses, Programs from State Universities?

Written by:

Alex Kasprak

March 16, 2023 The controversial bill gives power to the educational board of governors to ban funding for dive ...

Iowa Shoved Back

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Aug. 25, 2014 The governor of Iowa did not charter a flight to summarily return 124 undocumented children to H ...

Does the Word 'Buck' Derive From a Reference to Black Male Slaves?

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Dec. 22, 2013 Here's the etymology of “buck” to mean “dollar."

Is Beyoncé Facing $10B Loss After 'Black National Anthem' NFL Performance?

Written by:

Jack Izzo

Nov. 6, 2023 Since 2020, various singers have performed the hymn at NFL games before kickoff.

Did Armed Black Panthers Lobby and Intimidate on Behalf of Stacey Abrams?

Written by:

Bethania Palma

Nov. 5, 2018 Misinformation runs rampant during election time, either through deliberate campaigns or inadver ...

Did Police Shoot a White Coal Miner, Thinking He Was Black?

Written by:

Kim LaCapria

Oct. 13, 2016 A report that police shot a white coal miner in Kentucky after mistaking him for a black man is ...

Black Babies Were Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

Written by:

David Emery

May 11, 2024 Tales of infants being used as alligator bait were popularized in 19th-century newspapers, on po ...

Did Pepsi Donate $100M to Black Lives Matter?

Written by:

Dan MacGuill

Aug. 24, 2020 Not every project related to racial justice is automatically linked to the Black Lives Matter mo ...

Was the Black Lives Matter Movement Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize?

Written by:

Jessica Lee

Jan. 30, 2021 Any member of a national assembly or a head of state can submit nominations before February 1.

Did Tyre Nichols’ Mother Say She Hated That ‘5 Black Men Did This’ to Her Son?

Written by:

Nur Ibrahim

Feb. 1, 2023 The Memphis police officers “shamed their families,” she reportedly added.

Did a Fire Kill Black and Mexican Families But Spare a White Couple?

Written by:

Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 25, 2008 A pervasive bit of political "humor" takes a swipe at the perceived lifestyles of various minori ...

Is SF Changing the Name of a School Because Lincoln Didn't Show 'Black Lives Matter'?

Written by:

Bethania Palma

Dec. 16, 2020 A story that rocketed around the internet for its clickbait value employed misleading framing of ...

Does the NFL Plan to Play the Black National Anthem Before Games?

Written by:

Bethania Palma

July 6, 2020 The idea was floated to several media outlets by an unnamed source who claims to have knowledge ...

NFL Issues Beyoncé Lifetime Ban for Singing Black National Anthem at Game?

Written by:

Jordan Liles

Sept. 12, 2023 "This decision has sent shockwaves throughout both the sports and entertainment industries," an ...

Were Two Young Black Men Lynched in Oklahoma Without Media Attention?

Written by:

David Emery

May 7, 2018 Some have called the murder and dismemberment of two African-American men over a gun sale gone w ...

Did Biden Say Americans Could Stay Home During Pandemic Because 'Some Black Woman' Stocked Grocery Shelves?

Written by:

Dan Evon

Oct. 6, 2020 A 10-second-clip from a 90-minute event was missing some context.

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