A post shared on Facebook purports to show a headline about “supremacist whitesplaining” published in the UK-based outlet The Guardian.

Verdict: False

Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, the author of the purported headline, denied she’d written the piece in a May 22 tweet. The headline neither appears on the outlet’s website nor its verified social media accounts.

Fact Check:

The Guardian, formerly The Manchester Guardian, was founded in Manchester in 1821, according to Britannica. Although the outlet is based in the U.K., it covers both international and U.S. news, according to its website.

“Our education system is rooted in supremacist whitesplaining, that’s why African languages are off the curriculum,” the purported headline reads. The headline is dated May 21, 2023 and Mos-Shogbamimu is credited as its author.

The claim is false. Mos-Shogbamimu denied she’d written the piece in a May 22 tweet.

“Wow. I didn’t write this but there’re over 5k ppl liking/retweeting it as true from this guy. Is this an actual piece in @guardian? There’re LOTS of false info online (some I’ve not seen) inciting hate, bigotry & racist attacks in order to discredit/silence me Still. I. Rise.,” she said.

Wow. I didn’t write this but there’re over 5k ppl liking/retweeting it as true from this guy. Is this an actual piece in @guardian?

There’re LOTS of false info online(some I’ve not seen) inciting hate, bigotry & racist attacks in order to discredit/silence me

Still. I. Rise.✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/Z81o6qpBSp

— Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) May 22, 2023

In addition, the purported headline neither appears on the Guardian’s website nor its verified social media accounts. A keyword search using Mos-Shogbamimu’s name and the purported headline also does not generate any results. Likewise, Check Your Fact found no credible news reports matching the purported headline. (RELATED: Did The Guardian Post A Story About The ‘Funny Shaped Eyes’ Of The Japanese Royal Family)

Check Your Fact has contacted The Guardian for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.

This is not the first time a false claim about The Guardian has circulated online. Check Your Fact previously debunked a social media post purporting to show an article by a Guardian columnist about how he received dozens of COVID-19 vaccine boosters while getting COVID-19 for the 23rd time.