“ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
ABC News denied the claim, and there is no evidence that the news organization published any altered images of the gunman.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 May 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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