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2023-05-09 17:33:50 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Despite the fact that blacks commit more murder than whites, prominent media outlets mention a white murderer's race about 4 times more frequently than a black murderer's race in multi-race incidents. Washington Free Beacon survey of major US newspapers (2022). https://freebeacon.com/media/yes-the-media-bury-the-race-of-murderers-if-theyre-not-white/

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• Despite the fact that blacks commit more murder than whites, prominent media outlets mention a white murderer's race about 4 times more frequently than a black murderer's race in multi-race incidents. Washington Free Beacon survey of major US newspapers (2022). https://freebeacon.com/media/yes-the-media-bury-the-race-of-murderers-if-theyre-not-white/