Martin Luther King Jr.

Did the FBI Send MLK a Letter Telling Him To Kill Himself?

• 25 January 2022

The anonymous letter purported to reveal secrets about Martin Luther King Jr.’s sex life.

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Did the FBI Send MLK a Letter Telling Him To Kill Himself?

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

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

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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Does This Video Prove Martin Luther King Was a Republican?

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

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

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

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

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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Did Trump Remove a MLK Bust from the Oval Office?

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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Was President Obama Caught Making Offensive Comments on a ‘Hot Mic’?

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...

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Biloxi Officials Adopt MLK Holiday After Criticism Over ‘Great Americans Day’

Did MLK Say ‘Our Lives Begin to End the Day We Become Silent’?

• 16 January 2017

An oft-quoted statement attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. appears to have been paraphrased...

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Did MLK Say ‘Our Lives Begin to End the Day We Become Silent’?