Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-02 17:44:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E80FC3FB22E8DBF7F551E5C360D060FDEC91DE806FF8C77CDE954FD0824269E9
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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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