Fact check: Race grifters are going after Valve for being too white.

1. Summary of the results

The original statement uses inflammatory language ("race grifters") that isn't supported by the actual data. Multiple sources confirm that Valve does have a significant lack of diversity, particularly in leadership positions ^{[1] [2]}. The company is documented to be "predominantly white and male" ^[1], with diversity only increasing in lower-level contractor positions and specific departments like HR and finance ^[1]. Notably, according to a former employee, there was "never more than one female programmer at the company" during their tenure ^[3].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several crucial pieces of context are missing from the original statement:

• The company's leadership actively blocks diversity efforts ^[2]
• Valve's stack-ranking and hiring processes tend to perpetuate the existing demographic makeup ^[3]
• The company faces broader issues beyond diversity, including:
• A lawsuit alleging discrimination and exploitation ^[4]
• Significant problems with extremist content on their Steam platform, with 1.8 million "unique pieces" of extremist or hateful content identified ^[5]
• A "highly permissive approach to content policy" that has been criticized by the ADL ^[5]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains several problematic elements:

• The term "race grifters" is a politically charged term that appears in discussions about critical race theory and political rhetoric ^{[6] [7]}, but isn't actually used by any of the sources discussing Valve's diversity issues
• The statement frames legitimate concerns about workplace diversity as an attack, when the sources indicate these are documented organizational issues
• The statement ignores the systemic nature of the problem, including:
• The company's active resistance to diversity initiatives ^[2]
• The concentration of white employees in higher-paying and leadership positions ^[1]
• The self-perpetuating nature of their hiring practices ^[3]

Those who benefit from dismissing these concerns as "race grifting" would include current leadership at Valve who, according to the sources, actively resist changes to the status quo ^[2]. Meanwhile, those advocating for change include current and former employees, particularly those in contractor positions and non-technical departments ^[1].