Swedish Man Faces 2 Years in Prison for Saying Somalis Have Low IQ

A 60-year-old man from Sweden is facing two years in prison for posting a message on Facebook that read, “Only every fifth Somalis have IQ over 70.” The prosecutor claims that the post targets a protected group of people based on their national origin and is therefore hate speech. The case is yet another example of what is now being referred to as “hate facts,” statements that are generally true yet are negative towards politically protected groups. [...]