Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-02 23:55:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CCD77E418AC83952AB2B7D0BEE6D9C1669B142DD29B2F535FE88ADD1313753AB
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This headline is misleading: The Census Bureau currently counts people of Middle Eastern and North African descent as White. The Biden administration submitted a preliminary proposal to recognize Middle Eastern and North African populations in the census for the first time. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151608403/mena-race-categories-us-census-middle-eastern-latino-hispanic
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