“Walmart has just pledged $100 million to Black Lives Matter.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 24 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Walmart pledged $100M to create a racial equity center that will support philanthropic initiatives on the nation’s financial, healthcare, education and criminal justice systems.” It's not pledged for Black Lives Matter.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 August 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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