Hillary Clinton's super predator remark was used in the 2016 election to suppress the anti-Trump vote.

Posted by Robinson's Podcast, Sep 23, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictMixed

Sources: 2 contradict4 support2 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 60%

Robinson's PodcastSep 23, 2026

Multiple reports say the Trump campaign used Clinton's super-predator remark in targeted ads meant to discourage Black and Clinton-leaning voters, so the remark was used in 2016 to try to keep people from voting for her.

A detail. The sources confirm the gist; the verdict faults a detail such as a date, number or wording.

What we found

Contradicts. Reason and CNBC argue the tactics were ordinary targeted advertising aimed at persuading voters to turn away from Clinton, not illegal or actual 'vote suppression', which disputes the suppression framing.[2][3]

Supports. CBS News reports that Bloomberg Businessweek described Trump campaign 'voter suppression' operations aimed at young women, Black voters, and white liberals, which included highlighting Clinton's 1996 remark.[4]

Supports. Globalnews reports that Trump campaign Facebook 'dark posts' spread a video of Clinton's 'Super Predator' speech to African American voters in an effort to stop them from voting for Clinton.[6]

Supports. Channel 4 reports, based on leaked campaign data, that Black voters were labeled 'deterrence' targets and that documents show spending on attack ads against Clinton, though the campaign dismissed the report as fake news.[7]

Supports. Politico reports the Trump campaign's 'Predators' ad used Clinton's 1996 superpredator quote to portray her negatively to voters.[5]

Context. No source addresses the post's claim that a foreign enemy (Russia) used the super-predator remark to suppress votes; the Russian-bot attribution is unverified by these sources.[1][8]