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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report UNC Shooting Suspect As A ‘Mostly White Asian Male’
Did Fox News broadcast a report displaying an image of an Asian man suspected of fatally shooting a person with a chyron that reads, "Shooter described 'mostly white Asian male'"? No, that's not true: A Fox News spokesperson told Lead Sto
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Image of Fox News chyron calling UNC shooting suspect a ‘mostly white Asian’ is fabricated
Fox News chyron called University of North Carolina shooting suspect “mostly white Asian.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Fox didn’t refer to the UNC shooting suspect as a ‘mostly white Asian male’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ The Indian Rupee was the worst-performing Asian currency in 2022.
Indian Rupee is one of the worst-performing Asian currencies after the Japanese Yen among the major Asian economies.
Truth or Fiction?→ Indiana College Chancellor Apologizes After ‘Made-Up Asian’ Remark Comes to Light
The head of a Purdue University campus quickly backtracked after footage of him making an anti-Asian “joke” in December 2022 gained more attention on social media. Chancellor Thomas L. Keon’s outburst during a commencement ceremony wa
Snopes→ Pic Doesn’t Show Paul Pelosi Jr. with ‘Tied Up Asian Girl Doing Lines of Coke’
A picture shared by conspiracy theorists since 2019 made the rounds again following the alleged hacking of Hunter Biden's iCloud account.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – ABC News didn’t use an altered photo of the Uvalde school shooter to make him look more Caucasian
ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.
Snopes→ Happy is an Asian Elephant. But is She Also a Person?
Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But can she also be considered a person?
Snopes→ Asian Americans Mark Lunar New Year Amid Ongoing Hate Crimes
With the start of the Lunar New Year, many are looking forward to carrying out family traditions and joining in community celebrations.
Snopes→ No, McDonald’s Isn’t Charging a ‘Caucasian’ Service Fee
A faked image mocked up to look like a message from the restaurant chain circulated online.
Snopes→ ‘Sesame Street’ Debuts Ji-Young, First Asian American Muppet
What's in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.
Snopes→ Asian Spider Takes Hold in Georgia, Sends Humans Scurrying
A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year.
Snopes→ More Than 9,000 Anti-Asian Incidents Since Pandemic Began
The frequency of anti-Asian incidents reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of political and social activism.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Italian Football Club Juventus Post a Photo with a Racist Anti-Asian Gesture?
The Italian football club Juventus spent August 5 2021 apologizing after posting — and then quickly deleting — a photograph featuring an anti-Asian racist taunt. The club’s womens’ team tweeted the photo showing defender Cecili
Snopes→ Man Pleads Guilty to 4 Asian Spa Killings, Sentenced to Life
Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in the four other deaths, which are being prosecuted in a different county.
Snopes→ Biden Signs Bill to Counter Spike in Anti-Asian Hate Crime
President Joe Biden signed legislation to curtail a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and expressed pride that lawmakers who seem to agree on little else came together against hate and racism.
Snopes→ Did Lea Salonga Say She Was Rejected From a Role for Being Asian?
Salonga's powerhouse vocals have made her a household name.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading posts claim video shows South Asian passengers arriving at Singapore airport just before travel ban
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows a large group of South Asian travellers at Singapore’s Changi Airport on May 5, 2021 -- just before the country announced new travel restrictions on vis
Snopes→ Doormen Fired for Failing to Intervene in Anti-Asian Attack
Two New York City apartment building workers have been fired for failing to help an Asian American woman as she was being violently attacked on the sidewalk outside.
Snopes→ Was an Asian American Woman Attacked on NYC Street but No One Helped Her?
The Internet likened a March 2021 assault near Times Square to the notorious death of Kitty Genovese 57 years earlier.
Truth or Fiction?→ Harvard’s ‘Anti-Asian Racism Resources’: ‘You May Wish That You Weren’t Asian’
Just before midnight on March 30 2021, Harvard student and journalist Matteo Wong published a tweet thread about a Harvard University “anti-Asian racism resources” page — primarily, a purported section offering that readers “m
Snopes→ Suspect in Attack on Asian American Woman in NYC is Arrested
The victim was walking to church in midtown Manhattan when police said a man kicked her in the stomach, knocked her to the ground, stomped on her face, shouted anti-Asian slurs before calmly walking away.
Snopes→ Video Shows Asian American Woman Assaulted on NYC Street
“I don’t know who attacks a 65-year-old woman and leaves her on the street like that," NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Chuck Todd Host a Panel on Violence Against Asian-Americans Without One Asian-American Guest?
NBC News presenter Chuck Todd came under fire on March 21 2021 for addressing a mass shooting that killed eight people in the state of Georgia earlier in the week — six of whom were of Asian descent — without asking any Asian-Americans for
Poynter→ Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t
As pandemic shutdowns and fear flooded the United States last spring, it brought with it a wave of hate crimes and incidents targeting Asian Americans. Some were prosecuted as hate crimes, such as a woman in the Bronx who was hit on the head with an
Snopes→ Asian Women Say Shootings Point to Relentless, Racist Tropes
From the moment Asian women began to migrate to the U.S., they were the targets of hypersexualization, said Ellen Wu, a history professor at Indiana University.
Snopes→ Has US Seen Surge in Hate Crimes Against Asian People During COVID?
A study released by the California State University, San Bernardino revealed striking numbers.
Snopes→ Asian Americans Grieve, Organize in Wake of Atlanta Attacks
Six of the seven slain women in the shootings were identified as Asian.
Snopes→ Did Trump Refer to ‘China Virus’ on Fox the Night Asian Women Were Killed in Atlanta?
The former president had called into Fox on March 16 to talk about issues unrelated to the Atlanta-area mass shooting.
Snopes→ Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students?
A few headlines missed the mark on this story.
AFP Fact Check→ The video shows a man robbing an Asian shopper in the United States, not Hong Kong
A video of a man swiping cash from a customer in a shop has been shared repeately in multiple Facebook posts from Hong Kong. The posts warn about “South Asian guys” and have attracted racist comments. However, the video has been shared in a misle
Snopes→ Signs of Asian Giant Hornet Nest Found in Washington State
Evidence of six of the hornets, sometimes called Murder hornets, were found near the town of Blaine in northeastern Whatcom County, WA.
The Dispatch→ Is Kamala Harris Described as ‘Caucasian’ on Her Birth Certificate?
A series of viral social media posts and articles claim that presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris’ race was listed as “Caucasian” on her birth certificate. Harris is biracial, with an Indian mother and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris’ Birth Certificate Does NOT Identify Her As ‘Caucasian’
Does Kamala Harris' birth certificate identify her as "caucasian?" No, that's not true. Her birth certificate from Alameda County, California does not list a race for her. Harris' mother's race is listed as "caucasian," although
Snopes→ Does Kamala Harris’ Birth Certificate Identify Her as ‘Caucasian’?
Anything is possible if you ignore the obvious.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An Asian Bistro In Atlanta Was NOT Shut Down For Cooking Rats
Was a popular Asian bistro in Atlanta closed down this morning after authorities found packaged rats and mice in the kitchen? No, that's not true: This is an old hoax that has been circulating since at least 2004 and is not true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cracker Jack Did NOT Change Name To More Politically Correct Caucasian Jack
Did "Cracker Jack" change their name to "Caucasian Jack" because that would be more politically correct? No, that's not true: the story was published by Christian-themed satire website The Babylon Bee to mock the recent real announcement about
Snopes→ Are Asian Giant Hornets Really Dangerous?
Entomologist Akito Kawahara explains why headlines referring to “murder hornets” are misleading.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a May 6 1993 ‘Simpsons’ Episode Feature an ‘Asian Flu’ And ‘Murder Bees’?
Almost every major global event has a purported Simpsons episode predicting it, and COVID-19 was no different — but a variation of the 2020 claim that The Simpsons predicted COVID-19 snapped back with a second claim the same episode also pre