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PolitiFact→ Gary Black – Raphael Warnock may love puppies. But that beagle was borrowed
In 2020, when Raphael Warnock ran a campaign ad featuring himself with a beagle, “that wasn’t his dog.”
PolitiFact→ Gary Black – Georgia GOP candidate (and state ag secretary) gets it wrong on agriculture’s footprint in state
Agriculture “is still the No. 1 sector of the economy” in Georgia.
Full Fact→ BlackRock doesn’t own 75% of Ancestry
A Facebook post has claimed that the investment management firm BlackRock owns 75% of the genealogy company Ancestry. This isn’t true. Ancestry is actually owned by another investment management firm called Blackstone. Ancestry was acquired back
Snopes→ Supermarket Shooter Sought Black Neighborhood, Official Says
The suspect reportedly arrived there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance.
Snopes→ Astronomers Capture 1st Image of Milky Way’s Huge Black Hole
Astronomers believe nearly all galaxies, including our own, have these giant black holes at their bustling and crowded center.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Racist Backstory Of Timberland Boots Is NOT ‘Black History Fact’ — It’s Totally False Satirical Post
Was the founder of the Timberland boot company an 18th-century slave owner in Mississippi named Timberland Hawkins who hung slaves he couldn't auction from a tree in his field that's still standing and is now featured as the Timberland co
PolitiFact→ Peggy Hubbard – Founder of Planned Parenthood did not refer to Black women as weeds, was not Ku Klux Klan supporter
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, referred to Black women as weeds that needed to be plucked from their garden, and was a supporter of the Ku Klux Klan and a Democrat.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No evidence Blackburn wants to limit birth control to married couples only
"GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn has proposed that birth control should only be legal for MARRIED couples.”
PolitiFact→ Dennis Prager – Dennis Prager baselessly claims Black students commit ‘overwhelming’ share of campus hate crimes
When there is “a noose on a college dorm of a Black student” or a racial slur “on a dormitory building, the odds are overwhelming that a Black student actually did that."
Snopes→ Biden Taps 1st Black Woman, LGBT White House Press Secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre was named to fill the job, marking the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role.
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian State Media Claimed Ukraine Showed Signs of ‘Black Magic’ Use
On May 4 2022, Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Lapatina tweeted about Russian state media purportedly accusing the Ukrainian military of engaging in “black magic”: Russian state media: “Signs of black magic were found in Ukrainian milit
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Newsmax Include Ben Shapiro in a Graphic on Black Conservatives?
Viral social media posts show a screenshot of a Newsmax segment that purportedly included Ben Shapiro as an example of a black conservative.Jason Campbell @JasonSCampbellThis is an actual screenshot from Newsmax. I did not edit this. April 20th 20227,3
Truth or Fiction?→ Newsmax ‘Black Conservatives’ Screenshot
On April 20 2022, a purported Newsmax “Black conservatives” Twitter screenshot circulated on Imgur and Reddit: TIL Ben is considered to be a traitor from benshapiro One of the Reddit iterations appeared on r/ToiletP
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Soros’ alleged support of Black Lives Matter resurges on social media
George Soros injected “$33 million” into Black Lives Matter.
Snopes→ Video: Michigan Cop on Black Man’s Back, Fatally Shot Him
It was reportedly the violent climax of a traffic stop, foot chase, and fight over a stun gun.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Sen. Marsha Blackburn didn’t make a white power symbol at Ketanji Brown Jackson
Sen. Marsha Blackburn made a white power symbol at Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Snopes→ Do Pics Show Blackburn Flashing ‘White Power Sign’ in US Senate?
A seemingly inadvertent hand gesture received some social media attention after it was shared out of context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Josh Mandel Did NOT Photoshop His Face Onto A Black Soldier
Did Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel photoshop his face onto the body of a Black soldier? No, that's not true: A Mandel spokesperson told Lead Stories that this claim is false. A Cincinnati.com article reported that the image
Snopes→ Jackson Confirmed As First Black Female High Court Justice
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice.
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – No evidence Josh Mandel photoshopped his face onto body of Black Marine for campaign ad
Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier."
Snopes→ Home Purchase by Black Lives Matter Foundation Scrutinized
Real estate purchases by the organization and its leadership have been the source of controversy before.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did George W. Bush Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court in 2003?
Sen. Bill Frist meets with judicial nominees Janice Rogers Brown and Priscilla Owens on May 17, 2005. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.)Viral social media posts claim that Republicans were the first to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court in 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Filibuster First Nomination Of A Black Woman To SCOTUS
Did Republicans nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, only for her nomination to be blocked and filibustered by then-Sen. Joe Biden? No, that's not true: Janice Rogers Brown was only nominated for and confirmed as a ju
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Janice Rogers Brown wasn’t the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court
Republicans “nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by… Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Tenn. Sen. Marsha Blackburn wrong about Ketanji Brown Jackson and critical race theory
Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Marsha Blackburn misleads about Jackson’s record on releasing criminals during the pandemic
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.”
Snopes→ Lawsuit Says Google Discriminates Against Black Workers
A former Google employee sued the tech giant for racial discrimination, saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of unfair treatment for its Black workers.
Snopes→ FBI Eyeing 6 Suspects After Bomb Threats at Black Colleges
More than a third of America’s 101 historically Black colleges and universities have been targeted by calls or emails threatening to set off bombs on their campuses since early January.
Snopes→ Did Braiding Maps in Cornrows Help Black Slaves Escape Slavery?
Stories shared on social media claimed that Black slaves would create maps in cornrows to help others escape slavery in the South.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Lawn Jockey History Was NOT Connected To Underground Railroad
Was the Black lawn jockey statue used as a signal to guide escaping slaves on the Underground Railroad? No, there is no primary evidence to support this claim, according to the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia and a professor emeritu
Snopes→ ‘Black Panther’ Director Mistaken for Bank Robber in Atlanta
Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank employee mistook him for a robber.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A 163-Year-Old Black Man — This Is A Thai Monk Who Is 109
Is the person in this video a 163-year-old Black man who is the oldest man in the world? No, that's not true: The man seen in this video is a 109-year-old monk from Thailand. He gained attention when his granddaughter posted video of him
Truth or Fiction?→ Putin ‘Stripped of Black Belt’
On March 2 2022, two Imgur posts claimed Russia’s president Vladimir Putin was “stripped of his black belt”; one of the two posts was an Instagram screenshot, the other depicting a February 28 2022 post on Reddit’s r/worldnews:
Snopes→ Other Sanctions on Putin: No More Black Belt, World Cup, Or Eurovision
International governments aren't the only ones attempting to punish Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Were ‘Cakewalks’ Dances Performed by Black Slaves on Plantations?
Several readers asked us if the word — which is often used to describe something that's easy to do — had racist connotations.
Snopes→ RUMOR: Maps in Cornrows Helped Black Slaves Escape Slavery
A rumor on Facebook claimed that Black slaves would create maps in cornrows to help others escape slavery to the North.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT True That 44% of Black People In US Have HIV
Do 44% of the Black population in the United States have HIV? No, that's not true: If 44% of the African American population in the U.S. had HIV, that would mean around 21 million Black people would test positive for HIV. According to HIV
PolitiFact→ Gary Chambers Jr. – Fact-checking Louisiana Democrat’s claim about Black Americans and the right to vote
"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
Truth or Fiction?→ Mysterious Black Liquid Falling in Las Vegas
On February 10 2022 an Imgur user shared a screenshot of the following tweet about a “mysterious black liquid” that had reportedly been falling from the sky in Las Vegas: A mysterious black liquid has been falling on people in East Las V