Incest

Did a Republican state legislator in Kentucky support a bill that would "make sex with first cousin not incest"? No, that's not true: Although a draft of the bill struck out "first cousin" as a category included in Kentucky's incest statute, Nick Wilson, the state legislator in question, said that the edit was a mistake. The actual purpose of the…

Is California considering a bill that will send children "as young as 12" to be sent "to group homes without the parents permission," potentially allowing minors to receive gender-affirming medical or surgical care? No, that's not true: AB665 is a proposed bill to align two existing state laws that define the circumstances under which a minor 12 and older may…

Are people in Alabama who seek or get an abortion "thrown in prison for life," even if the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest? No, that's not true: There's no such law in Alabama. In 2019, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill designed to essentially ban abortion in the state, except for when an abortion…

Are criminals using business cards laced with the drug "burundanga" to incapacitate women? No, that's not true: The claim about a business card having a substance on it "that could have seriously injured" a woman, making her ill and possibly unconscious, is an urban legend that has been recycled since at least 2008 and has been debunked before. The claim…

Does this video, made up of separate stories told by four women, demonstrate "What they do to babies in satanic rituals"? No, that's not true: This video does not provide any evidence that any of these stories as told by these women actually happened. Not only does the video fail to provide any concrete evidence, the video fails to provide…

Did a New Mexico House of Representatives committee recently pass a bill that would "legalize killing babies in abortions up to birth"? No, that's not true: A bill that would repeal a 1969 law banning abortion was passed out of the Health and Human Services Committee of the New Mexico House on January 27, 2021. House Bill 7, the piece…

Was Pope Francis arrested in Vatican City after a supposed blackout and was he indicted for child trafficking and fraud? No, that's not true: there is no evidence for any of this and the claim went viral through a website run by an anonymous person using a fake identity that has published several other arrest hoaxes in the past. The…

Did Tom Hanks flee the United States to live in Greece where pedophilia is a "disability?" No, neither of those points is true. A persistent conspiracy theory about the A-list actor and his wife, Rita Wilson, has reappeared after the couple were given honorary citizenship in Greece, with the claim adding that they fled the U.S. to avoid implication in…

Did a court allow New Jersey siblings James and Victoria Banes to marry after a ten year court battle?No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre sex acts or strange accidents. It is not real. The story originated from an article…

Did Arkansas pass a law that allows rapists to prevent their victims who become pregnant from having an abortion? No, that's not true: Arkansas' Act 45 allows family members to sue a doctor who performs a certain type of abortion procedure, but it specifically excludes any lawsuit "if the pregnancy resulted from the criminal conduct of the plaintiff." It gave…