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Receipt #0007OtherRacism

Public comments under a school award story spend four replies getting to the point

Nobody said he didn't earn it. They said someone else didn't get it.

Published June 12, 2026

Evidence

Screenshot of four public comments beneath a local news article, each escalating in hostility toward a family in the story.
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What happened

A local news story about a student receiving a school award drew a public comment thread in which several commenters questioned the student's family, then described the outcome as “arithmetic.”

The comments were posted on a publicly readable article page. We have captured four comments that form the thread. Commenters are private individuals and are not identified here.

What happened

The receipt

The receipt

It's not prejudice, it's arithmetic.
Other · June 11, 2026

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