“Says the Republican Party started in Ripon, Wis., “to counter the Democrats’ plans to expand slavery.”
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a Facebook post. Claim dated 6 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Historians say it’s over-simplifying to refer to a slavery expansion as the “Democrats’ plan,” since many Democrats opposed slavery, particularly in the north.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2020, 53 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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