“Fox News showed a chyron that read: “SHOOTER DESCRIBED AS ‘MOSTLY WHITE ASIAN MALE.”
Social media posts
U.S.. Claim dated 29 Aug 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
After a fatal shooting at the University of North Carolina, Fox News displayed a photo of the suspect with this caption: “UNC Police Release Picture of Person of Interest.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 August 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 August 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cwh5onFODdf/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=36ab0433-aecf-4221-94…
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