Claim: News photograph captions described a black man "looting" and a white couple "finding" supplies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Fact-check: FACT CHECK: Were Hurricane Katrina 'Looting' Photographs Captioned Differently Based on Race?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 2005-09-01T00:00:00