6 People 24524 Fact-checks 7723 Articles People (6) Dick Black Gary Black Diane Black If You Only News Black Lives Matter Young, Gifted and Black Coalition Fact-checks (24524) Robert Brown stated on June 02, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• July 1, 2011 Chuck Baldwin stated on July 09, 2015 in a blog post: When President Abraham Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation, "there were over 300,000 slaveholders who were fighting in the Union army." By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Harriet Tubman as saying, "I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." By Samantha Putterman• April 2, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 01, 2020 in in a post: “America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery By Emily Venezky• July 31, 2020 Ron McMullen stated on June 23, 2020 in an op-ed: Former U.S. Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson was a slave owner married to one of his slaves and father of two children with her. By Lyle Muller• July 8, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Daily News: "In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions." By Linda Qiu• April 12, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on January 30, 2013 in a blog post on RedState.com: "Agriculture has always required a significant workforce from abroad." By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2013 Peter Nehr stated on April 20, 2011 in comments published in the 'St. Petersburg Times': An Internet sweepstakes cafe is "a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state." By Aaron Sharockman• April 20, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 25, 2018 in a post: Black Friday originated in 1904 when enslaved people were sold at a discount to boost the economy. By Monique Curet• December 1, 2021 Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2015 Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015 Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2017 Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Event 201 “gave out stuffed souvenir coronavirus toys” to “commemorate” Novel coronavirus outbreak By Emily Venezky• February 3, 2020 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” By Madison Czopek• January 11, 2022 Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey." By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2020 Great America Alliance stated on June 18, 2017 in a radio ad: Says Barack Obama complained that Democrats continue to ignore blacks except at election time. By Jon Greenberg• June 19, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 12, 2022 in a video: Today’s high food prices were planned during a 2015 food shortage simulation. By Jeff Cercone• October 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane. By Madison Czopek• February 28, 2022 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Articles (7723) Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background. By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024 In Context: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comparing national anthem to songs of slavery By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2018 A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US By Samantha Putterman• August 14, 2020 Juneteenth: Why one day marking African American freedom rose above others By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2020 Were the founding fathers 'ordinary people'? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021 The High Five: Our most-clicked items for June By Dave Umhoefer• July 2, 2013 How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history? By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2026 Recent factchecks and articles about veterans and the military By Tom Kertscher• May 23, 2014 Ten NRA and gun fact checks By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2017 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 Napolitano, Stewart debate the Civil War By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2014 Political pundits err in talk about Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling By Jon Greenberg• April 30, 2014 Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2016 Fact-checking Larry Elder’s reparations chatter on 'Fox & Friends' By Bill McCarthy• June 27, 2019 Did George Washington run businesses as president? By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2019 How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook By Daniel Funke• January 23, 2020 Fact-checking John Legend's 2015 Oscar speech By Katie Sanders• February 23, 2015 False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025
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Robert Brown stated on June 02, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War. By Willoughby Mariano• July 1, 2011 Chuck Baldwin stated on July 09, 2015 in a blog post: When President Abraham Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation, "there were over 300,000 slaveholders who were fighting in the Union army." By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Harriet Tubman as saying, "I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." By Samantha Putterman• April 2, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 01, 2020 in in a post: “America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery By Emily Venezky• July 31, 2020 Ron McMullen stated on June 23, 2020 in an op-ed: Former U.S. Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson was a slave owner married to one of his slaves and father of two children with her. By Lyle Muller• July 8, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Daily News: "In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions." By Linda Qiu• April 12, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on January 30, 2013 in a blog post on RedState.com: "Agriculture has always required a significant workforce from abroad." By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2013 Peter Nehr stated on April 20, 2011 in comments published in the 'St. Petersburg Times': An Internet sweepstakes cafe is "a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state." By Aaron Sharockman• April 20, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 25, 2018 in a post: Black Friday originated in 1904 when enslaved people were sold at a discount to boost the economy. By Monique Curet• December 1, 2021 Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2015 Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015 Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." By Louis Jacobson• August 24, 2017 Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Event 201 “gave out stuffed souvenir coronavirus toys” to “commemorate” Novel coronavirus outbreak By Emily Venezky• February 3, 2020 Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014 Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” By Madison Czopek• January 11, 2022 Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey." By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2020 Great America Alliance stated on June 18, 2017 in a radio ad: Says Barack Obama complained that Democrats continue to ignore blacks except at election time. By Jon Greenberg• June 19, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 12, 2022 in a video: Today’s high food prices were planned during a 2015 food shortage simulation. By Jeff Cercone• October 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane. By Madison Czopek• February 28, 2022 Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves." By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014
Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020 Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background. By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024 In Context: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comparing national anthem to songs of slavery By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2018 A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US By Samantha Putterman• August 14, 2020 Juneteenth: Why one day marking African American freedom rose above others By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2020 Were the founding fathers 'ordinary people'? By Tom Kertscher• July 2, 2015 Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021 The High Five: Our most-clicked items for June By Dave Umhoefer• July 2, 2013 How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history? By Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2026 Recent factchecks and articles about veterans and the military By Tom Kertscher• May 23, 2014 Ten NRA and gun fact checks By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2017 Why we fact-checked Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, and 11 reasons we’re sad to see him go By Aaron Sharockman• August 6, 2015 Napolitano, Stewart debate the Civil War By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2014 Political pundits err in talk about Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling By Jon Greenberg• April 30, 2014 Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2016 Fact-checking Larry Elder’s reparations chatter on 'Fox & Friends' By Bill McCarthy• June 27, 2019 Did George Washington run businesses as president? By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2019 How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook By Daniel Funke• January 23, 2020 Fact-checking John Legend's 2015 Oscar speech By Katie Sanders• February 23, 2015 False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025
