Latest False Fact-checks in Race and Ethnicity Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer. Viral image stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun. Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris inaccurately “claimed to be bussed in the 60’s due to segregation type issues.” Viral image stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Kamala Harris is “listed as Caucasian on her birth certificate.” Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Viral image stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CNN is at it again. Putting a black guy’s head on a lily white dude to push an agenda.” Viral image stated on December 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: “The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The NFL agreed to give the domestic terror group, BLM, 250 million dollars.” Viral image stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden takes a knee after spotting an American flag near his childhood home in Pennsylvania.” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Walmart has just pledged $100 million to Black Lives Matter.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist. Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Bank of America just pledged $1 billion dollars to Black Lives Matter. Viral image stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, “We don’t need any more N***** bigshots.” YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.” Viral image stated on June 22, 2020 in a viral image: “Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy. Facebook posts stated on June 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kill a White on Sight” appears on Black Lives Matter/Antifa flyers. Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2020 in a post on Facebook: NASCAR eliminated the national anthem at races. Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.” Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2020 in a campaign rally: “Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.” Candace Owens stated on June 11, 2020 in a tweet: “According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.” Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!” Ryan Fournier stated on June 11, 2020 in a status: “All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.” Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Buffalo protester pushed to the ground “had been previously arrested 300 times. 82 times for incitement. Riots is what he does for a living.” Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2020 in a text post: NFL will fly a “‘Black Lives Matter’ flag under the American flag at games.” Donald Trump stated on June 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment ... Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?" Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook videos: Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.” Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden wants to "defund the police."
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer. Viral image stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun. Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris inaccurately “claimed to be bussed in the 60’s due to segregation type issues.” Viral image stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Kamala Harris is “listed as Caucasian on her birth certificate.” Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Viral image stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CNN is at it again. Putting a black guy’s head on a lily white dude to push an agenda.” Viral image stated on December 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: “The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The NFL agreed to give the domestic terror group, BLM, 250 million dollars.” Viral image stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden takes a knee after spotting an American flag near his childhood home in Pennsylvania.” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Walmart has just pledged $100 million to Black Lives Matter.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist. Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Bank of America just pledged $1 billion dollars to Black Lives Matter. Viral image stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, “We don’t need any more N***** bigshots.” YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.” Viral image stated on June 22, 2020 in a viral image: “Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy. Facebook posts stated on June 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kill a White on Sight” appears on Black Lives Matter/Antifa flyers. Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2020 in a post on Facebook: NASCAR eliminated the national anthem at races. Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.” Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2020 in a campaign rally: “Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.” Candace Owens stated on June 11, 2020 in a tweet: “According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.” Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!” Ryan Fournier stated on June 11, 2020 in a status: “All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.” Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Buffalo protester pushed to the ground “had been previously arrested 300 times. 82 times for incitement. Riots is what he does for a living.” Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2020 in a text post: NFL will fly a “‘Black Lives Matter’ flag under the American flag at games.” Donald Trump stated on June 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment ... Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?" Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook videos: Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.” Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden wants to "defund the police."
Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
Viral image stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun.
Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”
Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris inaccurately “claimed to be bussed in the 60’s due to segregation type issues.”
Viral image stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Kamala Harris is “listed as Caucasian on her birth certificate.”
Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
Viral image stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CNN is at it again. Putting a black guy’s head on a lily white dude to push an agenda.”
Viral image stated on December 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook: “The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.”
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The NFL agreed to give the domestic terror group, BLM, 250 million dollars.”
Viral image stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden takes a knee after spotting an American flag near his childhood home in Pennsylvania.”
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Walmart has just pledged $100 million to Black Lives Matter.”
Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist.
Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Bank of America just pledged $1 billion dollars to Black Lives Matter.
Viral image stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, “We don’t need any more N***** bigshots.”
YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.”
Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.”
Viral image stated on June 22, 2020 in a viral image: “Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy.
Facebook posts stated on June 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kill a White on Sight” appears on Black Lives Matter/Antifa flyers.
Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2020 in a post on Facebook: NASCAR eliminated the national anthem at races.
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.”
Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2020 in a campaign rally: “Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.”
Candace Owens stated on June 11, 2020 in a tweet: “According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.”
Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!”
Ryan Fournier stated on June 11, 2020 in a status: “All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.”
Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Buffalo protester pushed to the ground “had been previously arrested 300 times. 82 times for incitement. Riots is what he does for a living.”
Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2020 in a text post: NFL will fly a “‘Black Lives Matter’ flag under the American flag at games.”
Donald Trump stated on June 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment ... Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?"
Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook videos: Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.”