Latest Fact-checks in Race and Ethnicity Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Digital Equity Act is a handout "based on race,” and “illegal.” Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post: Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.” Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 in a post: Michael Jordan said that “any athlete who kneels for our national anthem should lose their medal.” Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris paid The Shade Room to interview her “for perceived support amongst black voters.” Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts: Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew. Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.” Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview. Charlie Kirk stated on August 6, 2024 in a Threads post: “During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.” Laura Loomer stated on July 31, 2024 in an X post: “Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.” Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2024 in an NABJ conference appearance: Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.” Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2024 in a Facebook post: Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid "fires 3 top players for anthem kneeling." David Crowley stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance: “Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.” Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2024 in an X post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. Libs of TikTok stated on March 28, 2024 in a post on X: “Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.” JD Vance 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.” Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared." 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. Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.” Donna Brazile 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.” Instagram posts 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.” Dave Murphy 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.” Joe Biden stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech: “The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.” 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.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: “New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.” Kamala Harris 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.” 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.” Tim Scott 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.” Kamala Harris 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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Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Digital Equity Act is a handout "based on race,” and “illegal.” Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post: Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.” Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 in a post: Michael Jordan said that “any athlete who kneels for our national anthem should lose their medal.” Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris paid The Shade Room to interview her “for perceived support amongst black voters.” Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts: Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew. Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.” Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview. Charlie Kirk stated on August 6, 2024 in a Threads post: “During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.” Laura Loomer stated on July 31, 2024 in an X post: “Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.” Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2024 in an NABJ conference appearance: Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.” Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2024 in a Facebook post: Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid "fires 3 top players for anthem kneeling." David Crowley stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance: “Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.” Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2024 in an X post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. Libs of TikTok stated on March 28, 2024 in a post on X: “Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.” JD Vance 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.” Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared." 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. Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.” Donna Brazile 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.” Instagram posts 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.” Dave Murphy 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.” Joe Biden stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech: “The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.” 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.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust." Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: “New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.” Kamala Harris 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.” 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.” Tim Scott 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.” Kamala Harris 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."
Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in a Truth Social post: The Digital Equity Act is a handout "based on race,” and “illegal.”
Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post: Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.”
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 in a post: Michael Jordan said that “any athlete who kneels for our national anthem should lose their medal.”
Instagram posts stated on October 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris paid The Shade Room to interview her “for perceived support amongst black voters.”
Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts: Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew.
Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.”
Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.
Charlie Kirk stated on August 6, 2024 in a Threads post: “During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”
Laura Loomer stated on July 31, 2024 in an X post: “Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.”
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2024 in an NABJ conference appearance: Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.”
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2024 in a Facebook post: Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid "fires 3 top players for anthem kneeling."
David Crowley stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance: “Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.”
Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2024 in an X post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.
Libs of TikTok stated on March 28, 2024 in a post on X: “Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.”
JD Vance 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.”
Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."
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.
Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”
Donna Brazile 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.”
Instagram posts 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.”
Dave Murphy 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.”
Joe Biden stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech: “The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.”
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.”
Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: “New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”
Kamala Harris 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.”
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.”
Tim Scott 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.”
Kamala Harris 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."
