by Farai Chideya

Factory in China
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Workers assemble toys on a production line at a toy factory in China.

In today's economics segment with Dr. Julianne Malveaux, we talked about oil prices, wealth and inequalities between black and white families ... and a toy recall.

The award-winning toy is called Aquadots. And if you read stories like this one from the Associated Press, you will read a headline which says (directly in this case; and similar in others) "Children's Toys Containing 'Date Rape' Drug Recalled."

That is not quite accurate.

As this article itself says further on, the toy does not contain the chemical known as GHB. It does contain a chemical that the body can convert into GHB.

You could consider that nit-picking, but the point about the "date rape" drug moniker is worth inspecting.

There is no one thing called a "date rape" drug. There are several drugs — the most infamous one Rohypnol, or "roofies" — that can fit under the slang term "date rape drug." But it's just that ... a slang term. And while it was a tiny part of our coverage today, it's always useful to understand the facts and not just the headlines.