Widespread N-word use acknowledged by employees

Checked on September 28, 2026. The cited source supports part of this claim, but not all of it.

Paragraph 20 alleges the employee's remark and the wider acceptance of the slur. It does not place the remark at the facility.

Confirmed in the source:

• The complaint alleges at least one Riot Platforms employee told the plaintiff '[I] hear it all the time' about the N-word
• The complaint alleges use of the N-word was widely accepted and ratified by Riot Platforms and its employees

We could not confirm this from the cited source:

• The complaint does not say the employee's remark was about hearing the N-word at the facility specifically

That does not mean it is false — only that this source does not establish it, as of the date above. If we find a source that settles it, we will re-check and update this page.

What we did: Read our cached copy of RECAP (purchased via PACER) (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.415502/gov.uscourts.txnd.415502.1.0.pdf) in full (22,976 characters, retrieved September 26, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.

confirms Howell v. Riot Platforms Inc — Entry #1: COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against All Defendants filed by Coronet Howell

Quote: “Plaintiff alleges that at least one employee of Riot Platforms, Inc., has stated to him that '[I] hear it all the time' regarding the 'N-Word' and that use of the 'N-Word' was widely accepted and ratified by Defendant Riot Platforms, Inc., and its employees.”

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