“Irish people were the first slaves to arrive in the American colonies and arrived in 1619”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Apr 2019.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse
What TheJournal.ie found
People from Africa had been shipped to the Americas to be used as slaves during the 100 years before 1619.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 April 2019. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2020, 428 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1118560723523629057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcam…
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