Gov. Ron DeSantis said, if approved, a November ballot initiative will “eliminate” a parental consent law for minors to get abortions. But the law would have to be challenged and would likely be decided by the state’s conservative Supreme Court.
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AllSides→ Biden’s Dubious Civil Rights Arrest Anecdote
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/bidens-dubious-civil-rights-arrest-anecdote/ In his interview with Si
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Dubious Civil Rights Arrest Anecdote
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his interview with SiriusXM radio’s Howard Stern, President Joe Biden revived a dubious anecdote about having been arrested as a teenager while standing in solidarity on th
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden repeats False tale that he got arrested during Civil Rights era
Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.
The Dispatch→ What’s Behind Recent ‘Squatters Rights’ Disputes?
In some places, the competing interests of tenants and landlords is out of balance.
The Dispatch→ When a ‘Pro-Life’ Republican Defends His State’s Abortion Rights
Will Washington state Republicans again choose a MAGA diehard as they try to retake a congressional seat?
Full Fact→ The European Court of Human Rights is not an ‘EU court’
The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, which includes all 27 EU members, but also a number of other countries.
PolitiFact→ How political ambitions could support, or sink, pushes to protect abortion rights
Thirteen states are weighing abortion-related ballot measures, most of which would protect abortion rights. Abortion rights supporters hope to build on prior ballot wins. Republican groups opposing abortion are aiming to dissuade people from signing ba
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Ohio’s new abortion-rights measure doesn’t allow for ‘financial’ exemptions to restrictions
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Zionist Israeli Police’ Raiding Synagogue To Arrest Jewish Youth Who Support Palestinian Rights In October 2023 — It’s From 2021
Does a video shared on social media show an Israeli police raid on a synagogue to arrest a Jewish youth who supports Palestinian rights in the days following the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023? No, that's not true: The same video
Logically→ 2021 video of U.N.G.A. session shared as Israel ‘being summoned for human rights violations’
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of people dressed as dogs is part of a fetish festival, not a ‘trans-species rights’ protest
Video of howling people in Germany shows “trans species rights” protest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Trans Species Rights’ Protest In Germany — People Barking Like Dogs Were At A Fetish Events Rally
Does a video show hundreds of people "who identify as dogs" at a "trans species rights" protest in Germany? No, that's not true: The group of people dressed as dogs and barking in the video attended a festival in Europe that celebrated "a
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video shows fetish festival attendees, not ‘trans species’ rights protestors
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Offering Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants does not ‘grant voting rights’
“Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – WHO pandemic preparedness treaty will not remove human rights protections, restrict freedoms
The WHO is developing a pandemic treaty that will remove current human rights protections, enforce surveillance and censorship and eliminate freedom of speech.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Biden didn’t get segregationist Thurmond to vote for the Civil Rights Act. White House says he misspoke
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ No, WHO’s pandemic treaty will not remove the existing human rights protection laws
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Abortion Rights Have Won in Every Election Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned’
On August 9 2023, a popular thread on Reddit’s r/politics addressed the topic of abortion rights, claiming that voters had favored them in every single election since the June 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade: Aborti
The Dispatch→ Butterfly Knives and Felon Voting Rights
Dude Person, Pig Cage, and Jet Toner.
PolitiFact→ Trump lawyer’s claim that indictment attacks First Amendment rights is dubious, experts say
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer, John Lauro, made the case for his client’s innocence on five Sunday talk shows. Legal experts said his points about the First Amendment and “technical violations” of the Constitution sounded more like pol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Say Pedophiles Deserve ‘Same Rights’ as 2SLGBTQI+
Did former President Barack Obama say that pedophiles deserve the "same rights'' as 2SLGBTQI+ people? No, that's not true: The tweet attributed to him that says, "Minor-attracted persons deserve human rights" is fabricated and was never p
AllSides→ Did Disney Own ‘Sound of Freedom’ Rights?
https://www.newsweek.com/disney-sound-freedom-shelved-jim-caviezel-1812179 The box office surprise of t
PolitiFact→ What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record
A video shared by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign portrays Donald Trump as an LGBTQ+ rights supporter, drawing on statements before he was president. But that omits actions his administration took in opposition to LGBTQ+ rights.
Logically→ ‘Hindu rights’ activist talking about ‘love jihad’ misidentified as IPS officer
The Dispatch→ Voting Rights in Alabama
Back to the drawing board for Alabama congressional maps. Continue reading Voting Rights in Alabama »
PolitiFact→ Roy Cooper – Cooper says 4 NC Republicans vowed to protect abortion rights. He's right about 3.
Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights
The Dispatch→ House Passes Parental Rights Bill
Students in a classroom. (Via Getty Images)Plus: A March Madness update after an exciting weekend of games. 🏀☘️Continue reading House Passes Parental Rights Bill »
The Dispatch→ Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Legacy
President Jimmy Carter at the White House, November 13, 1978. (Photo by Brownie Harris/Corbis/Getty Images)Carter was sincere in his ideals, but often cast them aside for the sake of politics.Continue reading Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Legacy »
Logically→ Turkey supported Pakistan at the UNHRC and said India is guilty of human rights violations in Kashmir.
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Elevate Human Rights Ahead of First CCP Hearing
Protesters call for an end to transnational repression by the Chinese government. (Photo by Haley Byrd Wilt) NEW YORK—Some demonstrators fled China decades ago because they weren’t willing to risk political imprisonment again. Others witnessed the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Is NOT Forcing Member-States To End Human Rights And Freedoms Worldwide
Is the World Health Organization (WHO) compelling member states, through an amendment to its International Health Regulations, to abandon "the dignity of human beings, the human rights of human beings and fundamental freedoms"? No, that's
The Dispatch→ Bob Woodson: Civil Rights Champion and Critic
Bob Woodson (Contributed Photo)Ahead of retirement, the veteran activist says he still believes solutions to poverty come from communities themselves. The post Bob Woodson: Civil Rights Champion and Critic appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races
Many election deniers who sought to undo voting rights lost in pivotal races including Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania and Kristina Karamo in Michigan. The 2022 election was a blow – but not necessarily a fatal one – to election denialism.
PolitiFact→ Citizens to Support MI Women & Children – Abortion rights opponents make false claim Proposal 3 encompasses gender-affirming care
If Proposal 3 passes, it would allow children to undergo "gender-change therapy without parental consent"
AllSides→ Researcher Fact-Checks John Oliver’s Misinformation On New ‘Trans Rights’ Episode
https://www.dailywire.com/news/researcher-fact-checks-john-olivers-misinformation-on-new-trans-rights-episode
Snopes→ Scholar: Challenges to Voters are Growing Before the Midterms – and Pose a Direct Threat to Voting Rights
On Nov. 8, the U.S. may experience a surge of voters intimidated by Election Day challenges to their right to cast a ballot.
Snopes→ NAACP Says Jackson’s Water Problems Are Civil Rights Issue
In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state’s majority-Black capital city of badly needed funds to upgrade its infrastructure.
Logically→ Former Ukrainian Human Rights Chief Lyudmila Denisova admitted to lying about the Russian military committing rape crimes in Ukraine.
Denisova did not admit fabricating accusations against Russian troops. She only accepted her inappropriate use of language in detailing rape crimes.
PolitiFact→ California Together, No On Proposition 1 – Opponents of California’s abortion rights measure mislead on expense to taxpayers
“With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from other states will soar even higher, costing taxpayers millions more.”