2020 census showed massive spike in 'multiracial' population. Turns out that was likely bogus.
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The 2020 U.S. census results indicated not only a decline in the white population but a massive spike in the multiracial population over the previous 10 years, stating that Americans identifying as more than one race accounted for 10.2% of the population, up from 2.9% in 2010. While bureaucrats patted themselves on the back, expressing confidence in their findings and methodology, various academics, pundits, and liberal publications made hay of the results, sounding off about the "multiracial boom" and the "nation's changing mosaic." In some cases, there was outright celebration...
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