Claim(permalink)
“An African American baby born in Youngstown, Ohio, has a higher infant mortality rate than a baby born in Iran.”
✓the-washington-post-fact-checker rating: credible; published on 2019-06-04
Factors
veracity
credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2019-06-04
Entities
MarsPatient safetySocioeconomic statusUniversity of ChicagoBirth weightSlavery in the United StatesBig DifferenceJames II of EnglandPinocchioHarperCollinsMidwestern United StatesAmerican Medical AssociationKaren peoplePeer reviewMaternal deathInfant mortalityNPRNative Americans in the United StatesRacismWhite peopleMortality rateSlaveryOklahomaBlack peopleAlaskaHawaiiIllinoisAfrican AmericansAlabamaNorth CarolinaMedicaidIranOhioWisconsinCityCenters for Disease Control and PreventionUnited NationsNew York CityUnited StatesFeinberg School of MedicineRoman Catholic Diocese of YoungstownNeonatologyGupta familySimple ExplanationPoynter InstitutePreterm birthCounty ClareLeg before wicket