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Waitress Makes $3,600 in Donations After Receiving ‘Racist Note.’ Now Her Story’s Falling Apart.

Amanda Prestigiacomo

Last month, liberal outlets like The Huffington Post and Raw Story eagerly pounced on the story, holding up Virginia waitress Kelly Carter as the perfect example of Racist White America. Carter, a black woman, claimed she received no tip and a racist note on a receipt from a customer she waited on, which read, “Great service, don’t tip black people.” The waitress received attention from national publications, the NAACP and the VA attorney general and raked in thousands of dollars in donations.

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