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Chelsea Clinton Tweet is Fake

Rebecca Bowen Rebecca Bowen
Politics
20th May 2021
Chelsea Clinton Tweet is Fake
It's not the first time she's has been the target of fake tweets (Getty Images).

The Claim

Chelsea Clinton tweeted “Just because your skin IS white doesn’t mean you have to BE white.”

Emerging story

On May 8th a screenshot of a Chelsea Clinton tweet appeared on Facebook. In it, Clinton allegedly states, “Just because your skin IS white, doesn’t mean you have to BE white.” From there the tweet was spread sporadically, with one user responding, “Can you believe this...idiot!”

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Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar’s investigation revealed the tweet is likely fake. First, no mainstream news agency has reported on this statement, or that Clinton ever attended something called “Racial Rehab”. Clinton has been the subject of fake tweets in the past, including a tweet Misbar found to be fake about Jesus working at planned parenthood. Clinton’s Twitter page once again shows no evidence of the tweet, which supposedly had almost 100,000 likes and 15,000 quote tweets. None of the quote tweets are in existence either.

Far more likely is that the tweet is a creation. Much like we discovered in our investigation into a fake Candace Owens tweet, services exist so that anyone can generate a tweet appearing to be from anyone—and saying anything. There is no evidence whatsoever that the Tweet is real, but plenty pointing to it being fake.

Misbar’s Classification

Fake

Misbar’s Sources

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