Latest Fact Checks By Grace Abels

California bill affects custody disputes, doesn’t charge parents with child abuse

By Grace Abels

June 22, 2023

“New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”

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In 22 states, gay couples can be legally booted from restaurants. How often that happens is unclear

By Grace Abels , Nuria Diaz Muñoz

June 16, 2023

In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”

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La bandera pedófila creada en Internet no pertenece a la comunidad LGBTQ+

By Grace Abels

June 12, 2023

Las personas atraídas a los menores de edad “ya tienen su bandera del orgullo”.

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Internet-created flag for pedophiles is not connected to LGBTQ+ community

By Grace Abels

June 8, 2023

A movement representing "minor attracted people" has adopted a flag that is being integrated into LGBTQ+ advocacy.

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The new colors in the progress pride flag represent trans people, not pedophiles

By Grace Abels

June 2, 2023

The blue, pink, and white colors in the progress pride flag represent pedophiles

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Rainbow disconnection: Roseanne Barr didn’t share conspiracy theory about arcs in the sky

By Grace Abels

May 31, 2023

Roseanne Barr made a video of a rainbow in a sprinkler questioning 'what the heck is in our water supply.'

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Democratic bill doesn’t ban detaining LGBTQ+ immigrants, but sets criteria DHS must meet to do so

By Grace Abels

May 9, 2023

Democrats “introduced a bill that would ban detaining gay illegal immigrants.”

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Yes, Missouri’s attorney general has a website for reporting concerns about trans health care

By Grace Abels

April 20, 2023

Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.”

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Kansas trans athlete law doesn’t ‘authorize’ genital inspections for kids, doesn’t ban them either

By Grace Abels

April 13, 2023

New Kansas law will “authorize genital inspections of children in order for kids to play sports.”

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Truck driver who defaced a Florida pride crosswalk was not ultimately charged with a hate crime

By Grace Abels

April 7, 2023

“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.

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Video clip of White House spox speaking on Uganda is from 2014, unrelated to 2023 anti-LGBTQ bill

By Grace Abels

March 17, 2023

“USA gives final warning to Uganda to legalize homosexuality,” or no aid.

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Gender affirmation is linked to improved mental health. There’s no evidence it drives youth suicide.

By Grace Abels

March 8, 2023

“The youth suicide rate has increased exponentially alongside trans affirmation. Trans affirmation causes the suicide rate, not the other way around.”

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