Claim: In July 2020, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton criticized a school curriculum based on The New York Times' The 1619 project by saying of slavery, "As the Founding Fathers said, it was the necessary evil upon which the union was built..."
Fact-check: Did Sen. Cotton Say Slavery Was a 'Necessary Evil'?
Verdict: correct attribution
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2020-07-29T15:33:11