GOP Gubernatorial Hopefuls Regurgitate ‘Students Identifying as Cats’ Smear
Another piece of disinformation gets spread still further along political lines.
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Right-Wing Lawmakers Take Up Spreading Fake ‘Students Identify as Cats’ Rumors
Disinformation purveyors around the world are spreading yet another weaponized and fully debunked narrative in order to attack schools.
Did J.K. Rowling Promote a Website Selling Transphobic Merchandise?
The “Harry Potter” author attracted another round of criticism with a September 2020 tweet.
Did a Pennsylvania Lawmaker Release a Statement Mocking the State Health Secretary?
Gov. Tom Wolf called State Rep. Russ Diamond’s post about Dr. Rachel Levine “dangerous.”
Bloomberg on ‘Some Guy in a Dress’ and ‘He, She, or It’ in 2019
Remarks made by presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in 2019 circulated virally less than a year later.
Did J.K. Rowling ‘Confirm Her Stance Against Transgender Women’?
Rumors about Rowling being a trans-exclusionary feminist were confirmed by the author herself.
Breaking Down States Where a ‘Trans Panic’ Defense Is Not Illegal
An LGBTQ website’s graphic showing the scope of the issue is mostly accurate.
AmazonSmile Removes Anti-LGBTQ Legal Group from Donation Program
The “Alliance Defending Freedom” attacked the Southern Poverty Law Center after being excluded.
‘Target to Discontinue Sale of Holy Bible’
A real-life intimidation campaign fueled a bit of ‘satirical’ news.
Was a Trans Woman Caught Taking Photos of Underage Girls?
What used to be bottom-feeding “satire” is now the pretext for actual right-wing policy.