On July 25 2022, a post to r/politics referenced an unnamed “GOP lawmaker” who apparently attended his gay son’s wedding — three days after voting against same-sex marriage: GOP lawmaker attended gay son’s wedd
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GOP Texas Lawmaker Did NOT Recently Introduce Bill To Allow Death Penalty For Women Who Have Abortions
Did a GOP Texas lawmaker recently introduce a bill to allow the death penalty for women who have abortions? No, that's not true: State Rep. Bryan Slaton did introduce such a bill, but he did so in March 2021, not May 2022. The claim was i
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Headline about Texas lawmaker’s anti-abortion bill was from 2021
A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.
Snopes→ EU Lawmakers Endorse Ban on Combustion-Engine Cars in 2035
The European Union assembly voted to require automakers to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 100% by the middle of the next decade.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Impeachment NOT ‘In Progress’; Ted Cruz, GOP Lawmakers Did NOT File New Lawsuit
Is the impeachment of President Joe Biden "in progress" as Sen. Ted Cruz and GOP lawmakers file a lawsuit? No, that's not true: The video in the Facebook post does not show Cruz and other GOP lawmakers announcing the impeachment of Biden
Snopes→ W Australian Lawmakers Considering Ban On People Growing Food?
This claim is just the latest wrinkle in an oft-debunked conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas McCarthy, Four Other GOP Lawmakers
The panel is investigating McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Donald Trump the day of the attack and meetings the four other lawmakers had with the White House.
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Lawmakers Take Up Spreading Fake ‘Students Identify as Cats’ Rumors
Amid the latest wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation around the United States, right-wing candidates and social media boards are pushing a separate type of disinformation to gin up concerns that local students are “identifying as cats.” In a rece
PolitiFact→ Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that
Some states ban guns at the polls. More may join them
Logically→ A video shows two Slovak lawmakers pouring water on the Ukrainian flag in an act of support for Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
The video, shot in Slovakia's National Council, was taken in February 2022, weeks before the invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Lawmakers Rip Emmert, Demand More Progress on NCAA Equity
Lawmakers have sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert accusing the organization of making “inadequate progress” in addressing "historically disparate" treatment of male and female athletes.
Snopes→ Russian Lawmakers Approve Prison for ‘Fake’ War Reports
Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the Russian government's position on the war in Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ David Willis – NC lawmaker misleads about Union County COVID cases, criticism
There are now zero students, staff or anyone “related to the school system” in Union County” hospitalized with COVID-19, despite harsh criticism of school COVID policy.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – GOP lawmaker’s proposal to decertify Arizona election won’t change anything about 2020
Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a GOP Lawmaker Accuse Nancy Pelosi of Having a ‘Gazpacho Police’?
Conspiracy-theory-slinging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) bungled her latest attempt to paint Democrats as tyrants in a rant that spread online on February 9 2022. The conservative group The Republican Accountability Project captured Greene
The Dispatch→ Did Wisconsin Lawmakers Pull Back Electoral Votes From 2020?
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PolitiFact→ Scott Fitzgerald – Lawmaker's claim that mask mandates harm early childhood development falls short of scientific proof
"Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development."
Snopes→ UK Lawmaker Stabbed to Death While Meeting with Constituents
Police gave no immediate details on the motive for the killing of 69-year-old Conservative lawmaker David Amess and did not identify the suspect.
Poynter→ Louisiana lawmakers wrongly say a name change for Pfizer’s vaccine scuttles the FDA’s approval
In August, the Food and Drug Administration gave full and final approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer for people 16 and older. But 10 Republican Louisiana lawmakers allege “there is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine
AllSides→ Video: Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/10/video-instagram-posts-spread-texas-lawmakers-false-claims-on-vaccine-testing/
FactCheck.org→ Video: Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk false claims, spreading on social media, that were made by a state senator in Texas about vaccine safety. All three of the COVID-19 vaccines administered in the U.S. went throu
Logically→ Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers draft a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
WinShape Foundation, which is run by Chick-fil-A's owners, donated to the NCF. The company did not directly donate to the foundation.
AllSides→ No, Texas Lawmakers Aren’t Stripping MLK, KKK from State Education Requirements
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2021/07/22/no-texas-lawmakers-arent-stripping-the-kkk-and-jim-crow-from-state-education-curricula-n2592869
Snopes→ EU Lawmakers OK Virus Pass, Boosting Summer Travel Hopes
European Union lawmakers endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests.
Snopes→ Biden Calls Out 2 Democratic Lawmakers for Blocking Agenda
President Joe Biden called out two fellow Democrats in explaining why he hasn’t enacted some of the most ambitious elements of his agenda, noting that slim majorities in the House and evenly divided Senate have hamstrung legislative negotiations arou
Snopes→ Did Pennsylvania Lawmakers Vote to Fine Women Who Have a Miscarriage?
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Val Arkoosh condemned Pennsylvania House Bill 118 as "unbelievable" and "outrageous" in May 2021. Do her specific claims check out?
Snopes→ Student Says Kansas Lawmaker Kicked Him in Testicles
A high school student reported that a Kansas House member working as a substitute teacher manhandled him and kicked him in the testicles during class, and the lawmaker told authorities that God told him to do it.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘AOC Announces She’s in Therapy’ and ‘Implies Lawmakers Effectively Served in War’ Interview Excerpt
A May 25 2021 WesternJournal.com editorial headlined, “AOC Announces She’s in Therapy After Jan. 6, Implies Lawmakers Effectively ‘Served in War,” began — as one might expect — with a lot of inaccuracies and general
AllSides→ Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/scicheck-instagram-posts-spread-texas-lawmakers-false-claims-on-vaccine-testing/
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
SciCheck Digest Animal testing and clinical trials were conducted before the COVID-19 vaccines were granted emergency use authorization in the U.S. But a state senator in Texas falsely claimed at a hearing that animal tests were “stopped” b
The Dispatch→ Did an Italian Lawmaker Call for Bill Gates to Face Trial for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?
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The Dispatch→ Did an Italian Lawmaker Call for Bill Gates to Face Trial for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?
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Snopes→ Were MGT, Lauren Boebert the Only Lawmakers Who Voted Against Marrow-Donor Bill?
The Transplant Act would reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program, a database of donors for people with fatal blood diseases.
Snopes→ Canadian Lawmaker Caught Naked During Video Conference
William Amos, who has represented the Quebec district of Pontiac since 2015, appeared on the screens of his fellow lawmakers completely naked.
Snopes→ Arkansas Lawmakers Enact Transgender Youth Treatment Ban
Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections.
Snopes→ Arkansas Lawmakers Enact Transgender Youth Treatment Ban
Arkansas lawmakers made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections.
Snopes→ Lawmakers Call YouTube Kids a ‘Wasteland of Vapid’ Content
A House subcommittee says the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material so it can serve them ads.
Snopes→ Vaccine Passport Efforts Draw Opposition from GOP Lawmakers
Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19.
Snopes→ Are Suit Jackets Oppression? Lawmakers Fight Own Dress Codes
With women and people of color elected in larger numbers in many states, legislatures are being forced to confront longstanding dress codes that are increasingly viewed as sexist and racist.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook’s Zuckerberg Falsely Tells Lawmakers ‘We Don’t Allow’ Disinformation in Ads
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg misrepresented his company’s disinformation policy on advertising while testifying to federal lawmakers on March 25 2021. Zuckerberg made the false claim — which flies in the face of his comp