Claim: Kool menthol cigarettes are owned by the KKK. Or menthols are part of an insidious plot to harm Black people. Or they contain fiberglass. Or they'll render a man's winky inoperable.
Fact-check: A Collection of False Rumors About Menthol Cigarettes
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Barbara Mikkelson;David Mikkelson
Date published: 2000-01-18T12:00:00