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H&M Manhattan storefront.

H&M Apologizes for 'Coolest Monkey in the Jungle' Hoodie Promotion

Written by:
David Emery
Jan. 8, 2018 The Sweden-based apparel retailer received complaints of racism after a product page on their we ...
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Person, Human, Clothing

Did LeBron James Condemn Columbus Cop Who Killed Ma'Khia Bryant?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
April 23, 2021 "I'm so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police," he tweeted.
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Ma'Khia Bryant

Did Ohio Police Say 'Blue Lives Matter' After Killing Ma'Khia Bryant?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
April 21, 2021 We analyzed videos frame by frame to discern what exactly happened after a Columbus cop fatally ...
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Art, Person, Human

Ex-Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin Found Guilty In George Floyd's Killing

Written by:
Jessica Lee
April 20, 2021 The 12-person jury reached the verdict after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days.
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Person, Human, Pedestrian

Was George Floyd's Girlfriend Daunte Wright's Teacher?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
April 15, 2021 "(I'm) crushed," said Courteney Ross, the former partner of Floyd, after a suburban Minneapolis ...
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Person, Human, Astronaut

Are These Rumors About Daunte Wright's Criminal Record True?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
April 14, 2021 Some Americans routinely draw attention to the criminal histories of Black men who die in police ...
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Person, Human, Text

Did Oregon Officials Say 'Showing Work' in Math Class Is White Supremacism?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Feb. 22, 2021 We reached out to the Oregon Department of Education about a newsletter it sent to math teachers ...
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Did an Ohio Police Officer Say 'Abolishing Slavery Was the Worst Thing' Ever Done?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 4, 2018 A volunteer officer with the Fairview Park Police Department posted the comments online. He resi ...
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Lights on a police car

Did African-American Drivers Comprise 100% of the Traffic Arrests in Polk County, Iowa?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 21, 2018 An activist organization mistakenly reported a Des Moines police officer's 2017 traffic arrests ...
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Did a Man Harass a Woman for Wearing a 'Puerto Rico' T-Shirt in the United States?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
July 11, 2018 A Facebook Live video prompted widespread outrage and an internal investigation into the conduct ...
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Did N.C. Republican Candidate Russell Walker Say 'God Is a Racist and a White Supremacist'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
July 3, 2018 Russell Walker, a Republican candidate for the North Carolina statehouse, has made no secret of ...
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Did a Sign for Starbucks Racial Bias Training Single Out White People?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 1, 2018 A sign informing Starbucks customers that stores would be closed in order to "educate white peop ...
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Hands gripping the bars of a jail cell.

Was a Black Man Acquitted of a Crime — and Also Jailed for It?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 7, 2018 A viral video gets some details right about the case of Ramad Ahshad Chatman, but leaves out one ...
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Patrick Little.

Is a Neo-Nazi Running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in California?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 1, 2018 Patrick Little has repeatedly expressed white supremacist views in his campaign, including calli ...
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Image of KKK from 1920.

Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?

Written by:
David Emery
March 28, 2018 Revisionist accounts of the origin of the National Rifle Association say it was formed to help f ...
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Joe's Crab Shack sign.

Was Joe's Crab Shack Criticized for Displaying a Picture of a Man Being Hanged?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
March 22, 2018 A 2016 incident at a Minneapolis location of the food chain has since been recirculated through ...
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Did 'Muslim Migrants' Attack a Catholic Church During Mass in France?

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 21, 2018 A video of pro-migrant protesters being removed from the Basilica of Saint-Denis in France was s ...
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Did a Little Girl Have a 'Joker Smile' Carved Into Her Face in South Africa?

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 6, 2018 A gory image of a child who had been attacked by a dog was stolen and used by propagandists to s ...
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Exterior shot of Illinois State Capitol building

Illinois State Legislature Candidate Urged to Drop out of Race Following Offensive Remarks

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb. 22, 2018 Burt Minor, a candidate for the Illinois state legislature, reportedly asked a black GOP candida ...
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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 ...
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