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Search results for "There is No scientific Consensus on Biological Sex."

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Tim Pawlenty stated on July 10, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"There's no scientific conclusion that (being gay) is genetic."
By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2011
Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court:
"Very few men outlive their own fertility."
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson• March 28, 2013
X posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post:
“Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.”
By Grace Abels• January 29, 2025
Tim Moore stated on May 05, 2016 in a conversation with reporters:
Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc."
By Will Doran• May 14, 2016
Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law:
Despite the passage of HB2, "towns, cities and counties in North Carolina are still allowed to set stricter non-discrimination policies for their own employees if they choose."
By Will Doran• March 31, 2016
Elon Musk stated on February 16, 2024 in a post:
There is “clear scientific consensus” that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression and triples risk of suicide.”
By Samantha Putterman• February 23, 2024
Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad."
By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2014
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on September 27, 2023 in a Republican presidential primary debate.:
Being transgender is a "mental health disorder."
By Grace Abels• September 28, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 05, 2023 in a podcast:
Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.
By Grace Abels, Luiz Romero, Jill Terreri Ramos• June 28, 2023
Scott Walker stated on October 12, 2010 in a news conference with reporters:
"Scientists have shown us (that) the greater possibilities, the real science movement, has been with adult stem cell research. It has not been with embryonic."
By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2010
Don Beyer stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.:
"Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change."
By Sean Gorman• April 4, 2016
Ben Carson stated on March 04, 2015 in an interview on CNN:
"A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay."
By Lauren Carroll• March 4, 2015
Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2011 in remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire:
"In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2011
Tim Pawlenty stated on July 10, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says scientists are "in dispute" over whether being gay is a choice.
By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2011
Viral image stated on November 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Global warming is part of (a) natural cycle and there’s nothing we can actually do to stop these cycles.”
By Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2021
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.:
"The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."
By Linda Qiu• September 1, 2015
Dave McCormick stated on January 31, 2022 in an ad:
“We all know China created COVID.”
By Tom Kertscher• February 11, 2022
Wayne Smith stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview.:
"Science has not shown greenhouse gases to be a problem."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 2, 2013
Nancy Mace stated on February 20, 2025 in an X post:
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
By Grace Abels• February 21, 2025
Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2010 in a press release:
Says the EPA "outsourced the scientific basis for its greenhouse gas regulation to a scandal-plagued international organization that cannot be considered objective or trustworthy."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 11, 2010

Articles (907)

'Born This Way': What do scientists say about the origins of being gay?

By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2011

What is ‘sex’? What is ‘gender’? How these terms changed and why states now want to define them

By Grace Abels• March 22, 2024

Ted Cruz's boys showering with girls claim False, but transgender student rights are unsettled

By W. Gardner Selby• December 9, 2015

What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex

By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde• March 4, 2021

When does life begin? As state laws define it, science, politics and religion clash

By Sarah Varney• September 6, 2022

Mailbag: PolitiFact Texas's pants are on fire

By W. Gardner Selby• May 13, 2013

What Florida’s driver’s license policy change means for transgender people

By Grace Abels• February 12, 2024

New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided

By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2023

Examining 'Don't Say Gay' bill sponsor's claims about AIDS, gay men, risks of sexual activity

By Zack McMillin• February 5, 2012

Fact-checking the July 17 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 17, 2016

‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view

By Grace Abels• May 22, 2023

Texas Republicans: Homosexuality “a chosen behavior”

By W. Gardner Selby• June 10, 2014

Does marijuana lead to violence? Experts say there’s no clear link

By Bill McCarthy• September 4, 2019

‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims

By Samantha Putterman• February 24, 2022

Checking LGBTQ+ talking points at the 2024 RNC

By Grace Abels• July 24, 2024

PolitiFact Texas Mailbag: ‘Really, how stupid can you people get?’

By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2015

Fact-checking claims on climate change

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• September 3, 2015

Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are the laws enforced?

By Madison Czopek• December 3, 2024

Al Sharpton is fired up about Rick Perry

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• August 23, 2011

Rick Perry claim in running for "Lie of the Year"

By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2011