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  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Mistake 'Transgenic' For 'Transgender' While Talking About Mice Before Congress

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    Did President Donald Trump confuse research on transgenic mice with research involving "making mice transgender," when addressing Congress, as some social media users suggested? No, that's not true: On March 5, 2025, the White House issued a press release outlining the research the President was referring to. The listed studies were about the effects of certain medical interventions on mice…

    • Mar 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Mistake 'Transgenic' For 'Transgender' While Talking About Mice Before Congress
  • Fact Check: ACLU Lawyer Chase Strangio Did NOT Advocate For Gender-Affirming Medical Interventions For Toddlers

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    Does a video authentically show American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Chase Strangio arguing that 2-year-olds should receive gender-affirming medical interventions? No, that's not true: A video on social media misrepresents what he said about gender-affirming care, which is typically about juveniles and involves decisions made by doctors and families. His statement on CNN was specific to adolescents -- not toddlers.…

    • Dec 6, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: ACLU Lawyer Chase Strangio Did NOT Advocate For Gender-Affirming Medical Interventions For Toddlers Misconstrues
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Elon Musk Said He Would Suspend Accounts That Called Him 'Fat,' 'The First Lady'

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    Did Elon Musk state that X accounts that called him "fat" or "The First Lady" would be "suspended without warning"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Musk ever made such a post. There are still posts calling him those phrases on the platform. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Threads on November 20, 2024.…

    • Nov 21, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Elon Musk Said He Would Suspend Accounts That Called Him 'Fat,' 'The First Lady' Fake Post
  • Fact Check: Walz Did NOT Approve Legislation That Overrules Existing Protocols On Age For Gender-Affirming Surgeries

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    Did Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sign a bill "allowing gender reassignment surgery for children"? No, that's not true: No state law sets a specific minimum age for gender-affirming surgical interventions, a Minnesota lawmaker told Lead Stories. Major health care providers do not operate on people under 18. One bill signed into law protects youth access to those services discussed in…

    • Aug 9, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Walz Did NOT Approve Legislation That Overrules Existing Protocols On Age For Gender-Affirming Surgeries Misleading
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Female Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Used To Be Man

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    Is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif a man who transitioned to be a woman? No, that's not true: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach publicly said that Khelif's case is the case of somebody "being born, raised, competed and having a passport as a woman", which is the Olympic standard for determination of gender. According to the athlete's own words, she…

    • Aug 5, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Female Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Used To Be Man Unsupported
  • Fact Check: California Bill AB 957 Would NOT 'Require' Parents To Affirm Child's Gender Identity Or Lose Custody

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    Will California legislative bill AB 957 require parents to affirm "gender transition" of any child or "lose custody"? No, that's not true: the bill would require judges in custody cases to consider a parent's affirmation of a child's gender identity as one of several components of "health, safety and welfare" determination already established in state law. The bill does not…

    • Sep 14, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: California Bill AB 957 Would NOT 'Require' Parents To Affirm Child's Gender Identity Or Lose Custody Does Not Force
  • Fact Check: Rachel Levine Did NOT Refer To Mothers As 'Egg Producers' While Visiting A Gender Clinic in Alaska

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    Did U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, a physician, describe mothers as "egg producers" during her August 6, 2023, visit to an LGBTQ+ clinic in Alaska? No, that's not true: None of the sources describing this supposed remark use a direct quote or a recording to prove it was said, and a clinic manager confirmed to Lead Stories…

    • Aug 18, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Rachel Levine Did NOT Refer To Mothers As 'Egg Producers' While Visiting A Gender Clinic in Alaska Clinic Denies
  • Fact Check: Health Professionals NOT 'Urged' To Call Vaginas 'Bonus Holes' To Avoid Offending Transgender Or Nonbinary Patients

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    Are health care professionals being "urged" to call vaginas "bonus holes" to avoid offending "trans or non-binary patients"? No, that's not true: There is no widespread or official push to change the terminology. A single charity in the United Kingdom suggested it as an option. In health care, professionals typically use anatomically correct and medically appropriate terminology when referring to…

    • Jul 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Health Professionals NOT 'Urged' To Call Vaginas 'Bonus Holes' To Avoid Offending Transgender Or Nonbinary Patients Not A Bonus
  • Fact Check: California Law Would NOT Allow Children 'As Young As 12' To Be Sent 'To Group Homes Without Parents' Permission'

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    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…

    • Jun 21, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: California Law Would NOT Allow Children 'As Young As 12' To Be Sent 'To Group Homes Without Parents' Permission'	Aligns Laws
  • Fact Check: 'Gender Change' Does NOT Result In Higher Risk Of Suicide

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    Is there data "pouring in" that "gender change" results in a higher risk of suicide? No, that's not true: The person making the claim offers no evidence that "gender change" increases the risk of suicide. Multiple studies have found the opposite -- gender-affirming surgeries and treatments are associated with lower rates of suicide. An expert in gender-affirming medical care told…

    • May 25, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Gender Change' Does NOT Result In Higher Risk Of Suicide Lowers Risk
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