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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris said, “American churches are PROPAGANDA CENTERS for intolerant homophobic, xenophobic vitriol."
False
October 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 a Facebook post
"PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • September 2, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 14, 2020 a meme
Photo shows Bernie Sanders at the 1969 Stonewall riots.
False
By Daniel Funke • February 18, 2020
Chris Salcedo
Chris Salcedo
stated on December 5, 2019 a radio interview
Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages.
False
By Taylor Goldenstein • December 17, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 14, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • October 25, 2019
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
stated on June 1, 2019 an Instagram post
"The majority of Americans across ALL parties favor these nondiscrimination policies for LGBTQ people (liberals at 81%, moderates at 76% and conservatives at 55%)."
Mostly True
June 5, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 28, 2019 a Facebook post
"California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 31, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 12, 2019 a podcast
29 states still don’t have "comprehensive protections" for people in the LGBTQ community.
True
By Mica Soellner • March 28, 2019
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
stated on October 7, 2018 an Instagram post
Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2018
Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul
stated on September 4, 2018 a TV ad
Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 17, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 16, 2015 a Facebook post
Says Ted Cruz said, "When gays stayed hidden we had no mass shootings; we had no public nudity. Society was polite. Now anything and everything goes and I blame them."
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • September 17, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 12, 2018 a blog post
"Republicans vote to make it legal nationwide to ban gays and lesbians from adopting."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • July 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 23, 2017 in a blog post
"Starbucks CEO: ‘If You Support Traditional Marriage We Don’t Want Your Business’"
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 5, 2018
WashingtonSources
WashingtonSources
stated on May 7, 2018 a headline
"Trump votes for death penalty for being gay."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 10, 2018
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on October 25, 2017 a radio appearance
The North Carolina bathroom bill "was really never repealed."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 22, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on July 26, 2017 a press release
"More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today."  
Half-True
July 26, 2017
Uspoln Website
Uspoln Website
stated on May 22, 2017 an article on a fake news website
Says Pat Robertson said, "We must impose a rule on the gay population that would require them to wear specially-colored clothes."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2017
Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner
stated on March 31, 2017
Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain."
False
By Will Doran • April 4, 2017
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on March 6, 2017 a press conference in Texas
Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."
True
By Will Doran • March 7, 2017
Restore American Freedom and Liberty
Restore American Freedom and Liberty
stated on February 16, 2017 a fundraising email
Says Tammy Baldwin "wants to require children starting at age 5 to learn about gay sex!"  
False
February 27, 2017
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