“America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors.”
Samuel Sinyangwe
Activist. in a tweet. Claim dated 30 Aug 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
In short
Samuel Sinyangwe (Activist) made this claim around 30 August 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 September 2019, 7 days later. Its rating was “True”.
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