“Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 15 Nov 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Two people were killed and a third was wounded in the shooting involving Rittenhouse during a protest in Kenosha, Wis. No one died in the Texas school shooting involving Simpkins that left three people wounded.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 November 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
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