Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-12-04 23:52:20 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AD877E7ABC3EA2959F641F24AA2A6714F2611CA02715A8A5FEA901A2A0136864
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Original Note:
The claim that the Democratic Party started the Ku Klux Klan is not just misleading, but is an inaccurate trope that has been continuously addressed time and time again. Republican lawmakers who have incorrectly stated this have since retracted their statements. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-democratic-party-did-not-found-kkk-start-civil-war/3253803001/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/24/blog-posting/no-democratic-party-didnt-create-klu-klux-klan/
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