Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-07-31 13:44:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 920AC436D1D2E37C0A4D51B2FB759D2C31E10F14A792232D1E4A2DB50D0F7D5A
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Original Note:
84 of the 9,929 fatal police shootings in the Washington Post database pertain to Black women. 84/9929 = 0.0085, suggesting that Black women make up less than 1% of police killings. The claimed 1/3 figure in the post is almost 40 times higher. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/
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