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RW Media Falsely Claim Cancer Society Apologized for Using “Cervix”
A webpage’s explainer text was falsely billed as an apology by the Daily Mail, the Toronto Sun, and others.
Misinformation Rampant in Press Coverage of Cass Review
Right-wing media has repeatedly shared false and misleading claims about the findings presented in the Final Report of the Cass Review.
Owasso PD Tried to “Head Off” National Scrutiny Over Nex Benedict
Mainstream media nearly fell for it, but the efforts of independent reporters who pressed police for answers have changed the narrative.
Misinformation Spreading Around Identity of Lakewood Shooter (Not Trans!)
Right wing media ran with the false narrative that a church shooter was trans. The right’s fringes aren’t giving up on it now that we know it’s false.
Interview: Mara Silvers on Covering a Child Welfare Story That Became Far-Right Outrage Fodder
An interview with Mara Silvers of the Montana Free Press.
Abigail Shrier is a Paper Tiger
The conservative opinion writer can smoothly present misinformation on trans youth, but falls apart under questioning by informed audience members.
Jamie Reed’s Allegations Are Not Even Partially Confirmed
We looked at every. single, one.
Joe Rogan and Tim Dillon Are Too Dumb to Fact Check
When anti-trans propaganda is entertainment the facts don’t matter.
Illinois Anti-Trans Teen’s Story Exposed as False
Abbigail Wheeler’s story fell apart in the face of evidence she never saw a trans woman naked at the Y and her family voluntarily pulled her from the team.
Breitbart Confuses Hospital Memo for Policy
A supposed “confidential Biden DoD memo” circulating on fringe conservative sites seems to be anything but.
Fringe Conservative Hate Group Key to Texas Affirming Care Ban
The American College of Pediatricians, a fringe group of 700 conservative doctors, is playing a central role in pushing the junk science being used to jam a ban on gender-affirming care through the Texas legislature.
Trans Woman Prematurely Blamed for Deputy Wounded During Eviction
DId Eucy shoot the deputy?
Jamie Reed’s Misinformation Exposed by Jesse Singal
If saying “I identify as an attack helicopter” is proof of a break from reality, we’ve got bad news about every conservative who has ever posted about trans issues online.
Fox News Quick to Amplify Misinformation on Scottish Trans Rights Bill
Contrary to Fox’s propaganda, the bill does not impact women’s sports teams, prisons, bathrooms, changing rooms, or safety in any way.
Anti-Trans Propagandists Are Just Like Donald Trump Crying "Fake News"
The nature of propaganda is to steal language from the truth in order to sew confusion. But sincerity, honesty, and transparency cannot be faked.
A Cautious Mainstream Trans Organization Comes Through
WPATH is often criticized by trans people for its medicalized, cautious approach to setting standards for gender affirming care, but their response to the new conversion-therapy tinged NHS guidelines is careful, methodical, scientifically sound, and an absolute banger.
WPATH Experts Rebuke NYT on Puberty Blockers
The body resposible for setting guidelines for gender affirming care labeled the NYT piece “misinformation.”
Spanish Language Misinformation Mailers Seek to Disenfranchise Those the GOP Scapegoat
One of the Trump administration’s most rabid anti-immigrant partisans, Steven Miller, is using lies about transgender people, sent through the mail in Spanish language postcards, to attempt to manipulate and suppress the votes of Spanish speaking citizens
Elon Musk’s Top Priorities for Twitter are Misinfo, Transphobia
A story about how misinformation and transphobia feed each other.
FL: How Propagandists Report on Blocker Ban
A case study in the misinformation and bias that infects coverage of major news events impacting the trans community.