Claim Details

Donald Trump is a racist.

Checked on 2024-09-27

Veracity Assessment: True

Probability: 0.8

Justification: The evidence provided shows a pattern of discriminatory behavior and language from Donald Trump, both before and during his presidency. While it is impossible to definitively determine someone's beliefs or motivations, the cumulative evidence suggests that Trump has made numerous comments and actions that can be considered racist.

Verdict: True

Final Truth Score: 0.8

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Donald Trump’s Racism: The Definitive List, Updated

Donald Trump has been obsessed with race for the entire time he has been a public figure. He had a history of making racist comments as a New York real-estate developer in the 1970s and ‘80s.

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Donald Trump’s long history of racism, from the 1970s to 2020

Most recently, Trump has called the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus the “Chinese virus” and “kung flu” — racist terms that tap into the kind of xenophobia that he latched onto during his 2016 ...

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Fact check: 12 of 28 Trump comments deemed racist are direct speech

The claim: Trump said these 28 racist things Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has often been criticized for using or peddling racist language. A post on Instagram suggests those comments ...

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Is Trump Really That Racist?

We know his rhetoric has been described as boundary breaking when it comes to race. But U.S. presidents have been enacting racist policies forever. So as President Trump wraps up his first (and ...

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Donald Trump was accused of racism long before his presidency, despite ...

CLAIM: Donald Trump was never called a racist until he ran for president. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The federal government sued Trump for allegedly discriminating against Black apartment seekers in the 1970s. Black pastors also accused the New York businessman of stirring racial animus during the “Central Park Five” rape case in the 1980s.

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