Did the state of California declare a "Trans History Month" before declaring a Women's History Month? No, that's not true: California first recognized Women's History Month in 1988, and the governor has proclaimed it every March since 199
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Kennedy Did NOT Read Obama Texts To Larry Sinclair – He Was Reading From Sexually Explicit Books
Did Sen. John Kennedy read aloud during a Senate hearing sexually explicit text messages former President Barack Obama sent to Larry Sinclair? No, that's not true: The video is authentic, but mislabeled. The Louisiana Republican was readi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Candace Owens Did Not Call Megan Rapinoe An ‘Angry Toddler’, Did NOT Debate Her During ‘Candace’ Show
Did conservative TV personality Candace Owens call professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe an "angry toddler" while debating Rapinoe on a segment of her show, "Candace"? No, that's not true: A representative of Rapinoe told Lead Stories
Truth or Fiction?→ Ellen Ochoa Elementary Bomb Threats
On August 23 2023, amid yet another wave of threats directed at public institutions such as schools and libraries, KFOR reporter Kaylee Olivas tweeted about “yet another” bomb threat at Ellen Ochoa Elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma:
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This is the Pinned Tweet of the Murderer Who Killed Lauri Ann Carlton … For Having a Pride Flag on Her Business’
On August 22 2023, an Imgur user shared the following Twitter screenshots, which asserted that they showed the tweet pinned by “the murderer who killed Lauri Ann Carlton [sic] in cold blood for having a pride flag on her business”: Shocker
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rachel Levine Did NOT Refer To Mothers As ‘Egg Producers’ While Visiting A Gender Clinic in Alaska
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 suppo
FactCheck.org→ Post Distorts Florida School Policy on ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Quick Take A Florida school district is allowing students to read only excerpts of “Romeo and Juliet” in class — not passages with sexual content. But a Facebook post incorrectly suggests all Florida high schools are removing the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UN Chief Did NOT Warn Christians To ‘Embrace The Legalization Of Pedophilia’ Or Be ‘Excluded’ From Society
Did the United Nations "chief" say if Christians "do not fully embrace the legalization of pedophilia, they will be excluded from participating in society"? No, that's not true: The man whose photo appears in an article under the headline
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Tax Complaint’ Filed Against Moms For Liberty in Michigan
On August 2 2023, a post about the tax status of far-right activist group Moms for Liberty was popular on image-sharing site Imgur: Tax status complaint filed against anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty In total, ten article screenshots were attached to the
Truth or Fiction?→ Moms For Liberty San Diego Library Protest
A July 30 2023 pair of tweets about Moms For Liberty and LGBTQ+ books spread that day and the next, suggesting that the group’s efforts to eliminate books led to $30,000 in donations for “more LGBTQ themed books”: When the story ran
Truth or Fiction?→ That ‘PragerU in Schools’ Press Release is an Obvious Publicity Stunt
On July 24 2023 several Twitter accounts tweeted about “PragerU in schools,” citing a press release issued in relation to right-wing disinformation purveyor Dennis Prager’s foray into the educational system: FFS: PragerU Says Flori
FactCheck.org→ Pfizer Facility Damaged in Tornado Didn’t Produce COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest No COVID-19 vaccines were affected by the tornado that damaged Pfizer’s North Carolina warehouse, which doesn’t produce the vaccines. But some misinformation spreaders are claiming vaccines were destroyed. Full St
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Man Attacks 86 Year Old Woman … Because He Thought She Was Transgender’
On July 20 2023, a blurry screenshot of tweet and an apparent news headline — ” Man beats up 86-year-old woman with dementia because he thought she was transgender” — made it to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter: WT
AllSides→ Video shows comedian, not Disney executive, speaking at city council meeting
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Proof Disney Is Opening ‘Pediatric Transgender Clinics’
Does this video prove The Walt Disney Company plans to open "Disney-themed pediatric transgender clinics"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Disney has announced such a plan. The man who makes the claim admitted to posing as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Health Professionals NOT ‘Urged’ To Call Vaginas ‘Bonus Holes’ To Avoid Offending Transgender Or Nonbinary Patients
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 U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Endorse Ron DeSantis — It’s A Deepfake Video
Did former first lady, Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton go on MSNBC to express her support for Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis? No, that's not true: The video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlantic Did NOT Publish ‘A Man Exposed His Genitals To My 6 Year Old’ Article — Spokesperson Denied It
Did The Atlantic magazine publish an article titled, "At this weekend's Pride parade a man exposed his genitals to my 6 year old. She was horrified. Am I raising a bigot?"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the magazine told us that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Does NOT Cancel Pride Month — Some Stores Did Not Decorate Or Took Down Decorations
Did Starbucks cancel Pride Month in its retail locations? No, that's not true: There is nothing to suggest that Starbucks, as a company, has canceled Pride Month. Starbucks has historically shown support for the LGBTQ community and has be
Truth or Fiction?→ British Media Further Spreads Myth About ‘Students Identifying as Cats’
A popular right-wing disinformation trope from the United States targeting LGBTQ teenagers has been re-laundered into political circles in the UK — and all based on a purportedly recorded argument. As the progressive Byline Times and other UK out
Truth or Fiction?→ Researchers: Nazi-Quoting ‘Moms’ Have Forged Ties to Other Right-Wing Groups
As the right-wing group “Moms for Liberty” was caught quoting Adolf Hitler in its material in June 2023, it was also revealed as both an ally to other far-right extremists and a major player in anti-government efforts targeting Black and LG
Truth or Fiction?→ A Moms For Liberty Chapter Quoted Hitler in Newsletter
On June 22 2023, claims that a chapter of far-right group Moms for Liberty in Hamilton County, Indiana had apologized “quoting Adolf Hitler” circulated on social media: Remember when members of the Republican Party went on a 3-day ran
AllSides→ Pence’s point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/14/pences-point-gender-affirming-care-minors/ Twice in the
FactCheck.org→ Viral Video Makes False Claim About Pride Month Flag Display
Quick Take Rockefeller Center is celebrating Pride Month with a display of rainbow flags to show it is “an inclusive and diverse space for all.” But an Instagram post uses an image of Pride flags at Rockefeller Center while falsely clai
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Homosexuals Are Overrepresented …’
On June 13 2023 — amid a hugely weaponized disinformation narrative about queer and trans people timed to correspond with Pride Month — an iFunny commenter responded to a Pride flag-related post with a claim: “Despite being 2 percent
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We’re Not After Children, We Just Want to Live Our Lives’ Doctored Pride Image
On June 9 2023, a Twitter user shared a screenshot of a tweet featuring a purported photograph of a man wearing a “trans kids are sexy” shirt at an unspecified Pride event: That screenshot was shared as a response to a user objecting to ch
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Virtual Rainbow on Arc de Triomphe for Pride Month
Quick Take A video artist posted an animation of a large rainbow coiling around and through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month and support for the LGBTQ+ community. But posts on social media falsely suggested
Truth or Fiction?→ The Amanda Gorman Banned Book Controversy, Explained
On June 7 2023, amid right-wing book-banning attempts sweeping the United States, poet and author Amanda Gorman addressed the banning of her own book The Hill We Climb at a Florida elementary school. Her book was part of a longrunning controversy about
PolitiFact→ What is GLSEN and why is its partnership with Target being scrutinized?
Target has partnered with GLSEN, an education nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ+ affirmation, inclusion and safety in schools, for 12 years. GLSEN supports policies that let educators maintain student privacy about sexual orientation and gender identity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Is NOT Selling Clothing With Satanic Imagery
Is Target selling clothing with satanic imagery? No, that's not true: A search for clothes depicting satanism on Target's website did not result in the images seen in the Facebook post, or any relevant images that could back up this claim
Truth or Fiction?→ NYPD ‘ACAB’ Pride Car
In early June 2023, a post on r/WhitePeopleTwitter referenced a New York Police Department (NYPD) “Pride” vehicle, notable because the phrase “All Colors Are Beautiful” appeared in the Pride Month design motif: [A]l
FactCheck.org→ A Florida School Restricted Access to Amanda Gorman’s Poem, But Didn’t ‘Ban’ It
Quick Take Following a parent’s complaint, one K-8 school in Florida restricted access to a poem by Amanda Gorman that she had read at the 2021 presidential inauguration. The school moved the book in its library to a shelf for upper-grade stu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gay Men’s Chorus Did NOT Vow To Convert Children To Homosexuality
Did the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus vow in a song to convert children to homosexuality? No, that's not true: The satirical song titled, "Message from the Gay Community," was sharing the specific and direct message that they wanted to c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Conservatives Are NOT Taking Issue In May Of 2023 With Actual Rainbows
Are conservatives or Republicans now taking issue with "manufactured" rainbows that appear when there is water spray from a fountain? No, that's not true: This viral 2007 video of unscientific musings about rainbows was mashed up and post
Truth or Fiction?→ Elon Musk’s Pride Tweet
As Pride Month kicked off in June 2023, a post featuring a tweet attributed to Twitter owner Elon Musk was shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter: From woke to joke by u/DemocracyStan in WhitePeopleTwitter The Reddi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Target Looted In 2023 In Response To ‘Right-Wing Boycott’ — Scene Is From 2020
Did "leftist activists" loot a Target store in response to the 2023 Target boycott started by right-wingers? No, that's not true: In the tweet making that claim, the image is from 2020, three years before the protest over LGBTQ+ merchandi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Did NOT Label ‘Tuck-Friendly’ Swimsuit As Kids’ Item
Did Target sell "tuck-friendly" Pride swimsuits as children's items? No, that's not true: Those swimsuits were labeled for adults and were not available in children's sizes. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram on May 17, 2023. Its c
Truth or Fiction?→ Target Caves to Weaponized Narratives, ‘Pulls’ Pride Items
On May 24 2023, Target issued a statement regarding Pride Month in 2023, disclosing a controversial decision to change course in response to purported violent threats against its employees: Target Statement on 2023 Pride Collection For more than a deca
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis is running for president in 2024. How accurate are his recent statements?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enters the presidential race with a Truth-O-Meter record going back to 2013. Here’s how we’ve fact-checked claims on LGBTQ+ issues and Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis se postula para la presidencia del 2024. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos?
El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis entra en la carrera presidencial con un récord en el Truth-O-Meter desde el 2013. Aquí puedes leer cómo hemos verificado sus declaraciones en temas LGBTQ+ y sobre Donald Trump.