“42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black.”
Social media posts
In an op-ed in the Washington Post. Claim dated 10 Jul 2019.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 July 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 July 2019, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/bernie-sanders-the-straightest-path-to-racial-equ…
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