“Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee.”
Social media posts
a Facebook post. Claim dated 6 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A disproportionate number of alerts — based on population — have been issued for Black children in Milwaukee. Nearly half of the 41 alerts issued since 2003 were for Black children.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 July 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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