“While in prison, boxer Jack Johnson invented and patented the first wrench, and white people insulted him by calling it a “monkey wrench.”
Snoop Dogg
Rapper. Instagram. Claim dated 15 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The monkey wrench was patented around 1858, some 20 years before Johnson was born.
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In short
Snoop Dogg (Rapper) made this claim around 15 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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