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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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Tom Kertscher • February 27, 2017
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