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  • Fact Check: Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Does NOT Offer 'Gender Affirming' Care Directly To 3-Year-Olds -- Only To Parents

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    Does Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offer "gender-affirming" support, including surgical or hormonal procedures, directly to children as young as 3 years old? No, that's not true: The hospital's Gender and Sexuality Development Program offers "psychosocial and medical support for gender nonconforming, gender expansive and transgender children and youth up to age 21 and their families." However, in pre-pubescent children below…

    • Mar 7, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Does NOT Offer 'Gender Affirming' Care Directly To 3-Year-Olds -- Only To Parents Parent Support
  • Fact Check: 12-Year-Old Girl's Grandmother Did NOT Kidnap The Child From Hospital At Gunpoint To Prevent Transgender Surgery

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    Did a 12-year-old girl's grandmother kidnap her from the hospital at gunpoint to prevent transgender surgery? No, that's not true: The grandmother's attorney told Lead Stories the claim was completely false. The woman was arrested and pleaded guilty in a case where she took her granddaughter from an emergency room at gunpoint. Her sentencing motion specified that her reasoning was…

    • Nov 23, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 12-Year-Old Girl's Grandmother Did NOT Kidnap The Child From Hospital At Gunpoint To Prevent Transgender Surgery Fact Check: 12-Year-Old Girl's Grandmother Did NOT Kidnap The Child From Hospital At Gunpoint To Prevent Transgender Surgery Not The Reason
  • Fact Check: 'Trans Kids' DON'T Exist Just In US Or 'Certain Countries,' But Around World

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    Do "trans kids" not exist in the "rest of the world" outside the United States or only in "certain countries"? No, that's not true: There have been multiple news reports about transgender children around the globe, from Japan to South Africa to Colombia and more. The United Nations runs an international campaign that began in India to "raise awareness among…

    • Jun 30, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Trans Kids' DON'T Exist Just In US Or 'Certain Countries,' But Around World Fact Check: 'Trans Kids' DON'T Exist Just In US Or 'Certain Countries,' But Around World They're Global
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Facebook Post About Forced Transgender Reassignment Of Teen Is True -- It's Fabricated By Troll Farm

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    Is this post a real account of a transgender reassignment for a teenager? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to suggest the content in this post is real. This closely resembles another fabricated story from a Reddit troll farm that posts stories intended to make those on both sides of the political spectrum angry. A text search reveals…

    • Dec 3, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Facebook Post About Forced Transgender Reassignment Of Teen Is True -- It's Fabricated By Troll Farm Fact Check: NO Evidence Facebook Post About Forced Transgender Reassignment Of Teen Is True -- It's Fabricated By Troll Farm Recycled Hoax
  • Fact Check: Reddit Post And Re-posts Elsewhere Are NOT A Parent Forcing A Gender Transition On Their Child -- It's A Fabricated Story

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    Did this Reddit post, which migrated to other platforms, chronicle a transgender parent forcibly giving their child the female hormone estradiol so that their son could transition into their daughter? No, that's not true: The content was made by internet trolls who wanted to make strangers angry with a fabricated story. The site rdrama.net -- one of the first sites…

    • Sep 28, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Reddit Post And Re-posts Elsewhere Are NOT A Parent Forcing A Gender Transition On Their Child -- It's A Fabricated Story Troll Farm
  • Fact Check: Florida Bill Would NOT Make A Transgender Student Athlete 'Drop Her Pants' To Prove She's A Girl Before Playing On A Florida School Sports Team

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    Would a proposed Florida bill make a transgender student athlete "drop her pants" to prove she's a girl before playing on a Florida school sports team? No, that's not true. Both versions of the bill in Florida (a state House bill and a state Senate version) provide for either genetic testing or testing of a child's endogenously produced testosterone levels…

    • Apr 21, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Florida Bill Would NOT Make A Transgender Student Athlete 'Drop Her Pants' To Prove She's A Girl Before Playing On A Florida School Sports Team Too Extreme
  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say 'If Your 8-Year-Old Child Says They Want To Be Transgender ... They Have A Right To Transition'

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    Did Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden say during an ABC News Town Hall, "If your 8-year-old child says they want to be transgender ... they have a right to transition and there is no reason for you to deny it"? No, that's not true: The quote is distorted. Although he did talk about an 8-year-old wanting to be transgender, he…

    • Oct 21, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say 'If Your 8-Year-Old Child Says They Want To Be Transgender ... They Have A Right To Transition' Mangled Quote
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