12 People 25382 Fact-checks 7942 Articles People (12) Kathy Tran Freedom From Religion Foundation Children at Risk Stand For Children Tennessee American Federation for Children Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Committee for Our Children's Future Committee of Austin's Children PAC Children's Defense Fund-Texas Uncle Sam's Misguided Children Citizens to Support MI Women & Children Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children Fact-checks (25382) The Charlie Kirk Show stated on March 13, 2022 in a video: "Beto O'Rourke's Plan to Take 'Trans' Children from Parents." By Monique Curet• March 16, 2022 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 Gays Against Groomers stated on July 20, 2023 in an Instagram Post: “There is no such thing as a trans kid.” By Grace Abels• July 26, 2023 Will Cain stated on April 24, 2023 in a Fox News segment: Democrats “introduced a bill that would ban detaining gay illegal immigrants.” By Grace Abels• May 9, 2023 TikTok posts stated on January 30, 2021 in a sound: "Schools are trying to make a law that teachers can see girls' private parts to make sure they're not trans." By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021 X posts stated on January 16, 2024 in in a post: “New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming care By Grace Abels• January 24, 2024 Matt Walsh stated on February 08, 2023 in a Tennessee State House Committee Hearing: “The youth suicide rate has increased exponentially alongside trans affirmation. Trans affirmation causes the suicide rate, not the other way around.” By Grace Abels• March 8, 2023 Viral image stated on August 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows parents who changed their baby’s gender identity. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in Instagram post: California state Sen. Scott Wiener “doesn’t just want to sterilize California kids, but sterilization of kids everywhere!” By Michael Majchrowicz• October 31, 2022 American Principles Project stated on March 08, 2023 in Campaign ad: At a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it. By Madeline Heim• March 29, 2023 Instagram posts stated on September 07, 2024 in a post: CNN reported that the Apalachee High School shooting suspect was motivated by a “lack of trans acceptance.” By Sara Swann• September 11, 2024 Pat Toomey stated on August 17, 2016 in an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. By Anna Orso• August 22, 2016 Instagram posts stated on July 09, 2023 in an Instagram reel: Health professionals are being “urged” to call vaginas “bonus holes” to avoid offending transgender or nonbinary patients. By Sara Swann• July 17, 2023 Viral image stated on October 18, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Trans species man who self-identifies as a deer accidentally shot by hunters.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 18, 2022 John Plumb stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight.: Tom Reed "has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form." By Dan Clark• September 2, 2016 America First Legal stated on October 09, 2022 in a radio advertisement: "Joe Biden and the New Left even promote surgery on teens and young adults, removing breasts and genitals." By Blake Farmer• November 8, 2022 Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it." By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.” By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 23, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in the Republican debate in Miami: "I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP." By Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2016 Articles (7942) No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes By Grace Abels• May 4, 2023 ‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view By Grace Abels• May 22, 2023 No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• March 31, 2023 Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools By Madison Czopek• May 11, 2022 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels• December 6, 2024 Fact-checking claims about how trade deals become law By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say. By Grace Abels• January 10, 2025 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 Checking LGBTQ+ talking points at the 2024 RNC By Grace Abels• July 24, 2024 Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care By Grace Abels• February 5, 2025 New PolitiFact reporter focuses on fact-checking LGBTQ+ issues and rhetoric By PolitiFact Staff • June 8, 2023 Does Tennessee’s new law limiting drag make it ‘illegal to be publicly transgender’? By Samantha Putterman, Sara Swann• March 8, 2023 Where Trump and Biden stand on key LGBTQ+ issues By Grace Abels• June 18, 2024 Yes, House budget bill eliminates federal Medicaid dollars for trans adults’ gender-affirming care By Grace Abels• June 2, 2025 How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it? By Grace Abels• July 13, 2023 What is chestfeeding? How it relates to trans parents and what the CDC says By Grace Abels• July 28, 2023 No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism' By Grace Abels• February 26, 2024 Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are the laws enforced? By Madison Czopek• December 3, 2024 Is new Missouri rule a ‘ban’ on transgender adults? It imposes major health care access barriers By Grace Abels• April 24, 2023
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The Charlie Kirk Show stated on March 13, 2022 in a video: "Beto O'Rourke's Plan to Take 'Trans' Children from Parents." By Monique Curet• March 16, 2022 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 Gays Against Groomers stated on July 20, 2023 in an Instagram Post: “There is no such thing as a trans kid.” By Grace Abels• July 26, 2023 Will Cain stated on April 24, 2023 in a Fox News segment: Democrats “introduced a bill that would ban detaining gay illegal immigrants.” By Grace Abels• May 9, 2023 TikTok posts stated on January 30, 2021 in a sound: "Schools are trying to make a law that teachers can see girls' private parts to make sure they're not trans." By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021 X posts stated on January 16, 2024 in in a post: “New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming care By Grace Abels• January 24, 2024 Matt Walsh stated on February 08, 2023 in a Tennessee State House Committee Hearing: “The youth suicide rate has increased exponentially alongside trans affirmation. Trans affirmation causes the suicide rate, not the other way around.” By Grace Abels• March 8, 2023 Viral image stated on August 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows parents who changed their baby’s gender identity. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in Instagram post: California state Sen. Scott Wiener “doesn’t just want to sterilize California kids, but sterilization of kids everywhere!” By Michael Majchrowicz• October 31, 2022 American Principles Project stated on March 08, 2023 in Campaign ad: At a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it. By Madeline Heim• March 29, 2023 Instagram posts stated on September 07, 2024 in a post: CNN reported that the Apalachee High School shooting suspect was motivated by a “lack of trans acceptance.” By Sara Swann• September 11, 2024 Pat Toomey stated on August 17, 2016 in an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. By Anna Orso• August 22, 2016 Instagram posts stated on July 09, 2023 in an Instagram reel: Health professionals are being “urged” to call vaginas “bonus holes” to avoid offending transgender or nonbinary patients. By Sara Swann• July 17, 2023 Viral image stated on October 18, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Trans species man who self-identifies as a deer accidentally shot by hunters.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 18, 2022 John Plumb stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight.: Tom Reed "has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form." By Dan Clark• September 2, 2016 America First Legal stated on October 09, 2022 in a radio advertisement: "Joe Biden and the New Left even promote surgery on teens and young adults, removing breasts and genitals." By Blake Farmer• November 8, 2022 Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it." By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015 JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.” By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 23, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in the Republican debate in Miami: "I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP." By Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2016
No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes By Grace Abels• May 4, 2023 ‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view By Grace Abels• May 22, 2023 No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• March 31, 2023 Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools By Madison Czopek• May 11, 2022 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels• December 6, 2024 Fact-checking claims about how trade deals become law By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013 New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say. By Grace Abels• January 10, 2025 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 Checking LGBTQ+ talking points at the 2024 RNC By Grace Abels• July 24, 2024 Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care By Grace Abels• February 5, 2025 New PolitiFact reporter focuses on fact-checking LGBTQ+ issues and rhetoric By PolitiFact Staff • June 8, 2023 Does Tennessee’s new law limiting drag make it ‘illegal to be publicly transgender’? By Samantha Putterman, Sara Swann• March 8, 2023 Where Trump and Biden stand on key LGBTQ+ issues By Grace Abels• June 18, 2024 Yes, House budget bill eliminates federal Medicaid dollars for trans adults’ gender-affirming care By Grace Abels• June 2, 2025 How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it? By Grace Abels• July 13, 2023 What is chestfeeding? How it relates to trans parents and what the CDC says By Grace Abels• July 28, 2023 No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism' By Grace Abels• February 26, 2024 Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are the laws enforced? By Madison Czopek• December 3, 2024 Is new Missouri rule a ‘ban’ on transgender adults? It imposes major health care access barriers By Grace Abels• April 24, 2023
