Claim(permalink)
The term "monkey wrench" was originally used to insult the tool's African-American inventor, Jack Johnson.
✓snopescom rating: uncertain; published on 2015-12-14
Factors
veracity
uncertain
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2015-12-14
Entities
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