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Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory By Grace Abels • October 17, 2023 Puberty blockers: The facts and the myths By Grace Abels • August 28, 2023 Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another? By Amy Sherman • August 21, 2023 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change By Amy Sherman • July 31, 2023 What is chestfeeding? How it relates to trans parents and what the CDC says By Grace Abels • July 28, 2023 ¿Cuántas personas trans hay en Estados Unidos y por qué las sobrestimamos? By Grace Abels • July 18, 2023 How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it? By Grace Abels • July 13, 2023 What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record By Amy Sherman • July 7, 2023 Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos By Grace Abels • June 14, 2023 New PolitiFact reporter focuses on fact-checking LGBTQ+ issues and rhetoric By PolitiFact Staff • June 8, 2023 What is GLSEN and why is its partnership with Target being scrutinized? By Madison Czopek • June 7, 2023 Ron DeSantis is running for president in 2024. How accurate are his recent statements? By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2023 Ron DeSantis se postula para la presidencia del 2024. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos? By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2023 ‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view By Grace Abels • May 22, 2023 No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes By Grace Abels • May 4, 2023 Is new Missouri rule a ‘ban’ on transgender adults? It imposes major health care access barriers By Grace Abels • April 24, 2023 No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say By Grace Abels • March 31, 2023 Tracking the shift after Joe Biden’s same-sex marriage ‘epiphany’ By Matthew Crowley • March 17, 2023 Does Tennessee’s new law limiting drag make it ‘illegal to be publicly transgender’? By Samantha Putterman • March 8, 2023 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2023
