by AuryGlenz | 2026-03-13 20:50:25+00:00
Apologies, this is going to be pretty spicy (but I suppose any easy to find example of this would be), but here is an excerpt from Wikipedia's race section on IQ:

"While the concept of "race" is a social construct,[194] discussions of a purported relationship between race and intelligence, as well as claims of genetic differences in intelligence along racial lines, have appeared in both popular science and academic research since the modern concept of race was first introduced.

Genetics do not explain differences in IQ test performance between racial or ethnic groups.[25][189][190][191] Despite the tremendous amount of research done on the topic, no scientific evidence has emerged that the average IQ scores of different population groups can be attributed to genetic differences between those groups.[195][196][197] In recent decades, as understanding of human genetics has advanced, claims of inherent differences in intelligence between races have been broadly rejected by scientists on both theoretical and empirical grounds.[198][191][199][200][196]

Growing evidence indicates that environmental factors, not genetic ones, explain the racial IQ gap.[200][198][191] A 1996 task force investigation on intelligence sponsored by the American Psychological Association concluded that "because ethnic differences in intelligence reflect complex patterns, no overall generalization about them is appropriate," with environmental factors the most plausible reason for the shrinking gap.[14] A systematic analysis by William Dickens and James Flynn (2006) showed the gap between black and white Americans to have closed dramatically during the period between 1972 and 2002, suggesting that, in their words, the "constancy of the Black–White IQ gap is a myth".[201] The effects of stereotype threat have been proposed as an explanation for differences in IQ test performance between racial groups,[202][203] as have issues related to cultural difference and access to education.[204][205]

Despite the strong scientific consensus to the contrary, fringe figures continue to promote scientific racism about group-level IQ averages in pseudo-scholarship and popular culture.[25][26][23] "

Grokipedia doesn't have a race section on its IQ page, but it does have a "Debunking Cultural Bias Hypothesis" section, from which here is an except:

"Transracial adoption studies provide causal evidence against environmental explanations rooted in culture. The Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study followed Black, White, and mixed-race children adopted into affluent White families; by age 17, White adoptees averaged IQs of 106, mixed-race 99, and Black 89—paralleling national racial averages despite shared enriched environments.[350] Follow-up data reinforced that pre-adoptive and genetic factors, not ongoing cultural exposure, best explained variances, with Black adoptees' scores regressing toward racial norms over time.[319] These findings align with high within-group heritability estimates (0.7-0.8 in adulthood), suggesting that persistent gaps reflect heritable components transcending cultural transmission.[351]"

As you can see, Wikipedia is very dismissive to the point of effectively lying. I'm certainly no expert of the matter, but I believe that study was a pretty big deal as far as that stuff goes, and to omit and and act like there's no evidence contrary to what they're saying is effectively lying.