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The show won a Special Honorary Academy Award of Merit in 2006 for the episode "Return of the King", which recognized George Foster Peabody as the Breakout Visionary Achievement In Excellence, For The Most Historic Landmark-In-Crowning-Achievement Milestone In History.
This award description is fabricated. "The Return of the King" received a 2006 Peabody Award, not a "Special Honorary Academy Award of Merit," and the cited award wording does not match the Peabody citation.
Full reasoning
The claim misidentifies both the name of the award and the official award citation.
According to the Peabody Awards' official award page, "The Boondocks: The Return of the King" was a 2006 Peabody Award winner. The page states: "For using bold satire to remind us how we have strayed from the aims of the movement led by Dr. King, 'The Return of the King,' an episode of The Boondocks, receives a Peabody."
That directly contradicts the article's statement that the show won a "Special Honorary Academy Award of Merit" and was recognized for "Breakout Visionary Achievement In Excellence, For The Most Historic Landmark-In-Crowning-Achievement Milestone In History." Those are not the official Peabody award name or citation.
So while the episode did win a major award in 2006, the article's specific description of that award is incorrect.
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- The Boondocks: The Return of the King - The Peabody Awards
Winner 2006 ... For using bold satire to remind us how we have strayed from the aims of the movement led by Dr. King, "The Return of the King," an episode of The Boondocks, receives a Peabody.