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8 Feb 2022
Posts on social media claim that US Olympic athletes received a poor welcome in China. In the video being shared on Twitter, you can see Chinese basketball fans racially insulting an athlete with the N-word. When did this incident actually take place?Then, did Justin Trudeau admit to a 600 million dollar bribe to the media?We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
2 Mar 2021
Barber Mike Brown has made it his mission to raise awareness around misinformation over Covid vaccines as he gives his African-American customers a new haircut. "A lot of the Black people in the community, they don't trust the corporate-level pharmaceutical companies," he says. "They won't really go to a doctor or see a doctor until their arm is about to fall off."
4 Apr 2019
Chicago has elected an African-American woman as its mayor for the first time. Lori Lightfoot, who is charged with tackling one of the US' worst city gun crime problems, is also Chicago’s first gay mayor.
27 Feb 2017
African-American coming-of-age tale "Moonlight" won the Oscar for best picture on a big night for Hollywood diversity that was overshadowed by an embarrassing onstage gaffe over the top award.

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