“The NFL asked Eminem not to kneel and Dr. Dre was told to take out negative references to police in his lyrics for the Super Bowl halftime show.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisInconclusive evidence
What PolitiFact found
There’s a lot that remains unclear about what unfolded and we can’t say for sure until more people involved speak up. If you see comments about NFL censorship, know that fact-checkers are unable to verify or debunk them.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 February 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Inconclusive evidence”.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.