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All Fact-checks for Race and Ethnicity

stated on March 28, 2024 in a post on X

“Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.”

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stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News

Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.”

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stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia

"In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."

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Instagram posts

stated on February 22, 2024 in a video

Johnnie Cochran “mysteriously passed away” and his death is linked to his work on slavery reparations.

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stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad

Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”

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stated on February 4, 2024 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week"

Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”

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stated on January 15, 2024 in an Instagram post

Abraham Lincoln’s coin is copper because he ended slavery. Figures on other U.S. coins “face left because they turned their backs to him in protest.”

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stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly

"Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year contract for $186 million. He and his family, being African American, could receive benefits under affirmative action.”

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stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech

“The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy

stated on December 6, 2023 in a debate

“The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.”

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stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College

"Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."

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stated on October 27, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram

“New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”

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stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

stated on July 11, 2023 in a video

“COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.”

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stated on April 11, 2023 in Senate Banking Committee press release

“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”

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stated on April 21, 2023 in an interview with Noticias Telemundo

"Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses."

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stated on May 7, 2023 in a post

California has approved $1.2 million in reparations for every Black resident.

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Kirsten Gillibrand

stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”

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stated on March 15, 2023 in a headline shared on Facebook

Silicon Valley Bank “donated $73M to 'BLM Movement'”

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stated on March 8, 2023 in a tweet

The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “an American intel op against Trump.”

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Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.

Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.

By Jeff Cercone • March 1, 2024

Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts

Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts

By Samantha Putterman • February 16, 2024

A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong

A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong

By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2024

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

By Amy Sherman • August 21, 2023

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

By Jeff Cercone • July 20, 2023

The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?

The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?

By Jeff Cercone • July 7, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

By Matthew Crowley • May 25, 2023

Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento

Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento

By Marta Campabadal Graus • May 17, 2023

Does a graphic showing use of words about racism prove media manipulation? There’s more to the story

Does a graphic showing use of words about racism prove media manipulation? There’s more to the story

By Jeff Cercone • May 16, 2023

Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

By Madison Czopek • April 24, 2023

Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros: What to know

Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros: What to know

By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2023

How an antisemitic conspiracy theory amplified by Ye, Kyrie Irving divides Black, Jewish people

How an antisemitic conspiracy theory amplified by Ye, Kyrie Irving divides Black, Jewish people

By Salvador Rodriguez-Ruiz • February 21, 2023

What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s?

What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 9, 2023

Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union

Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union

By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023

'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class

'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class

By Yacob Reyes • January 25, 2023

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022

How Ye stirred up antisemitism among social media users

How Ye stirred up antisemitism among social media users

By Gabrielle Settles • October 25, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Is homeownership harder for Black Americans to achieve?

Ask PolitiFact: Is homeownership harder for Black Americans to achieve?

By Gabrielle Settles • August 31, 2022

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

By Bill McCarthy • May 19, 2022

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022

Latest promises about Race and Ethnicity

Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students

Support the study of reparations for slavery

Expand Justice Department power to address police misconduct

Use a national commission to address policing issues

Invest $300 million in COPS program

End pay discrimination

Reduce health uninsured rate for African Americans

Create a public credit reporting agency

Increase access to affordable housing

Nominate the first Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court

Eliminate cash bail

Ensure funding for historic black colleges

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