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Savanah Hernandez

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Savanah Hernandez is an American political commentator and video journalist.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Savanah Hernandez, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Savanah Hernandez

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Savanah Hernandez

Role at the time: Political commentator posting on her public X account.

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Response to this claim

The appearance of the fans in the image showed that Americans had been displaced by foreigners.

“Bo is 1000% correct. Anyone who has a negative reaction to this is a weak-willed loser who has ZERO idea how bad Texan has become and is more than likely complicit in selling out our state.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Savanah Hernandez says Bo French is correctX post 2099329271378366896.
Why we used this label

Hernandez directly and unconditionally defends the conduct under scrutiny.

Read statementFull case: Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

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Case

Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Bo French used an image of apparent South Asian UT fans to argue that foreigners were displacing Americans. Critics called the posts racist or xenophobic; French and supporters said they raised a legitimate immigration and admissions dispute.

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