LGBTQ Scorecard true 0% 20 Checks mostly true 0% 29 Checks half true 0% 36 Checks mostly false 0% 46 Checks false 0% 129 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 36 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for LGBTQ Facebook posts stated on June 10, 2025 Facebook posts “BREAKING NEWS: Dolly Parton announces her refusal to celebrate Pride Month in June.” By Loreben Tuquero • June 25, 2025 Social Media stated on June 22, 2025 a video Video shows a woman wearing a rainbow hijab and a bomb vest who filmed her visit to Iran. By Grace Abels • June 24, 2025 X posts stated on June 14, 2025 an X post Video shows the New York Mets “showed a Pride flag instead of the American flag” during the national anthem. By Gabrielle Lazor • June 17, 2025 X posts stated on June 2, 2025 an X post Target “opts out of Pride month and replaced its Pride collection with an America First Summer display.” By Gabrielle Lazor • June 6, 2025 X posts stated on April 30, 2025 captions and posts A video clip shows Michelle Obama describing herself as “a Black man.” By Madison Czopek • May 2, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2025 a post President Donald Trump “just suggested replacing pride month with veterans month in honor of those who served.” By Grace Abels • April 2, 2025 TikTok posts stated on March 23, 2025 a video Screenshots show Speaker Mike Johnson messaging on Grindr. By Grace Abels • April 1, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 25, 2025 a Newsmax interview On PBS, "they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’" By Grace Abels • April 1, 2025 Brooke Rollins stated on March 7, 2025 an X post A $600,000 federal grant went to study “menstrual cycles in transgender men.” By Grace Abels • March 19, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2025 a post “Elon Musk announced that he will not sell Tesla Cybertruck to anyone belonging to the ‘pride’ community.” By Grace Abels • February 17, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2025 a Facebook post “Elon Musk shocks the world by blocking Pride on X forever: ‘Children must come first.’” February 4, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2025 a Facebook post “Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.” By Loreben Tuquero • January 31, 2025 X posts stated on January 21, 2025 a post “Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.” By Grace Abels • January 29, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2025 a Facebook post “BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jordan calls for ban on pride flag in sports and US school system.” By Loreben Tuquero • January 27, 2025 Facebook posts stated on December 30, 2024 a video Queen Consort Camilla revealed that she was "born a man.” By Grace Abels • January 2, 2025 Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2024 a post “Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'” By Grace Abels • December 18, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. December 17, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 Threads posts “Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.” December 16, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 a Threads post “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” December 12, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2024 a Facebook post “Reba McEntire states drag queens shouldn’t be around kids.” December 5, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture By Loreben Tuquero • September 9, 2025 Beyond the Macrons’ lawsuit against Candace Owens: Why do people accuse powerful women of being men? By Madison Czopek • July 24, 2025 Yes, House budget bill eliminates federal Medicaid dollars for trans adults’ gender-affirming care By Grace Abels • June 2, 2025 The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’ By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 12, 2025 President Trump’s January Littlejohn story about ‘secret’ gender transition needs context By Grace Abels • March 5, 2025 Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why? By Grace Abels • February 20, 2025 Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care By Grace Abels • February 5, 2025 Tracking Donald Trump’s campaign promises: How much progress did he make in Week 1? January 27, 2025 What’s an executive order? What to know as Donald Trump takes office again By Candice Norwood • January 20, 2025 New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say. By Grace Abels • January 10, 2025 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels • December 16, 2024 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels • December 6, 2024 Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are the laws enforced? By Madison Czopek • December 3, 2024 The Supreme Court is weighing trans health bans. Here’s what to expect. By Grace Abels • December 2, 2024 ‘Transgender monkeys’? Musk highlights misleading posts in push for new Government Efficiency group By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough, Mia Osmonbekov • November 18, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: What are Donald Trump’s second-term plans for the economy, immigration, abortion? By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2024 Estas son las promesas de Donald Trump para su segundo mandato By Ian McKinney, Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño • November 6, 2024 5 ways Senate candidates in toss-up races tried to mislead voters, fact-checked By Caleb McCullough • October 31, 2024 Would MO abortion Amendment 3 legalize surgery for trans kids? It’s highly unlikely, experts say By Grace Abels • October 25, 2024 Prop 1 would not undermine parental consent for minors’ gender-affirming care, experts say By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 18, 2024 Latest promises about LGBTQ Donald Trump Outlaw gender-related surgery for minors RFK Jr. proposing rules to ban gender-affirming surgeries, other care for minors | December 18, 2025 Donald Trump Ban trans women from participating in women’s sports U.S. Olympic Committee changes trans athlete policy in response to Trump order | August 4, 2025 Donald Trump Reinstate the military’s transgender ban Transgender service members actively removed from US military under Trump ban | July 9, 2025 Donald Trump Sign law recognizing two genders, assigned at birth Trump passes executive order declaring “two sexes” and requests proposed legislation | January 22, 2025 Donald Trump Mandate that any child identity changes have parental consent January 19, 2025 Joe Biden Enact the Equality Act President Joe Biden failed to enact the Equality Act | November 27, 2024 Barack Obama Expand the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity Facing congressional opposition, Obama leaves office without ENDA enacted | December 12, 2016 Barack Obama Support repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) SCOTUS ruling means last vestige of DOMA falls | June 29, 2015 Barack Obama Urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws Obama has promoted marriage equality, adoption rights | June 29, 2015 Barack Obama Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to end Sept. 20 | July 22, 2011 Barack Obama Push for Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation Obama signs hate crimes bill | October 28, 2009 Latest promises about LGBTQ
