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Rumors circulated in April 2021 that U.S. President Joe Biden once said "Dr. King's assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd's death did."

Did Biden Say George Floyd’s Death Had Greater ‘Worldwide Impact’ Than MLK’s?

7 April 2021

Remarks attributed to U.S. President Joe Biden saw a resurgence in social media sharing in...

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Did MLK Jr. Say the Purpose of Education Is To Sort Fact From Fiction?

18 January 2021

One of the chief aims of education, according to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,...

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Does This Video Prove Martin Luther King Was a Republican?

23 January 2019

The civil rights icon was never a vocal advocate of either major political party, both...

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Is This a Picture of Martin Luther King and a Police Dog Used to Intimidate Him?

22 January 2019

Man's best friend, or police intimidation tactic?

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A History in Rumor

15 January 2018

The famed civil rights crusader has been the focus of many rumors and fake news...

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Did ‘The Boondocks’ Forecast Oprah Winfrey’s Becoming President?

10 January 2018

A 2006 episode of the Cartoon Network series received a surge in attention after the...

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Did Barack Obama Meet with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.?

7 March 2017

A photograph showing an adult Barack Obama with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr....

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Did Trump Remove a MLK Bust from the Oval Office?

21 January 2017

A Time magazine reporter erroneously tweeted that a bust of civil rights icon Martin Luther...

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Was President Obama Caught Making Offensive Comments on a ‘Hot Mic’? A story about President Obama, a hot mic, and offensive comments at a Martin Luther...

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Biloxi Officials Adopt MLK Holiday After Criticism Over ‘Great Americans Day’ The Biloxi city council voted unanimously to begin using the official name for the January...