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Did U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris Say 'White Lab Coats Are a Sign of Doctors' Racism'?

Perhaps not surprisingly, Harris' 2020 presidential campaign is not focused on the color of lab coats.

by Dan Evon, Published June 19, 2019


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Claim:
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris said that "White lab coats are a sign of doctors' racism."
Rating:
False

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On 24 May 2019, the "Genesius Times" website published an article containing a tweet supposedly sent out by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), who was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Harris was quoted in that tweet as asserting that "White lab coats are a sign of doctors' racism":


By Dan Evon

Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes.


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