Latest Fact-Checks In Children

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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 31, 2023 an Instagram reel
A movement representing "minor attracted people" has adopted a flag that is being integrated into LGBTQ+ advocacy.
False
By Grace Abels • June 8, 2023
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on April 26, 2023 Twitter
Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"
True
By D.L. Davis • May 26, 2023
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on May 10, 2023 a Facebook post
New Washington state law allows “government to take away minors from parents if they refuse to agree to gender-transition surgery.”
False
May 17, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 16, 2023 an Instagram post
Symbols on Huggies diapers are coded references to pedophilia.
Pants on Fire!
By Sara Swann • April 20, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on April 5, 2023 a Tweet
New Kansas law will “authorize genital inspections of children in order for kids to play sports.”
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • April 13, 2023
Ashbey Beasley
Ashbey Beasley
stated on March 27, 2023 a statement to the media
“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 27, 2023 An address at the White House
“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”
Mostly True
By Matthew Crowley • March 22, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 his State of the Union address
"Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 27, 2022 Twitter
"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 7, 2023
Jill Underly
Jill Underly
stated on October 24, 2022 News release
“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • December 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2022 a post
Increases in respiratory syncytial virus in children are linked to the COVID-19 vaccine.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 21, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2022 an Instagram post
The World Health Organization director general confirmed “some countries are using boosters to kill children.”
False
November 18, 2022
Citizens for Sanity
Citizens for Sanity
stated on November 2, 2022 an ad
President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 19, 2022 a post
The diphtheria vaccine is a “poison dart” with side effects worse than the symptoms of diphtheria.
False
By Andy Nguyen • October 24, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on October 19, 2022 Campaign ad
If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • October 21, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on October 6, 2022 Campaign email
Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • October 17, 2022
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on September 14, 2022 an ad
Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."
Half-True
October 5, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on August 29, 2022 a speech in Albany, Ga.
The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 27, 2022 a blog post
In England, “COVID-19 vaccinated children are 4,423% more likely to die of any cause and 13,633% more likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated children.”
False
By Sara Swann • August 24, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on August 11, 2022 a tweet
"Boston Children’s Hospital is now offering 'gender-affirming hysterectomies' for young girls."
False
By Yacob Reyes • August 12, 2022
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