(December 4, 2022 at 4:31 pm)Lek Wrote:(December 4, 2022 at 4:27 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: If you make a claim and don't back it up, expect people to be skeptical.
Do you say it' not happening? If that's what you're saying, I'll show my evidence and you show me yours.
I already showed you an article. So what happened? Did you blackout?
Here is another one
Quote:Fact check: False claim about Boston Children's Hospital's transgender care program
Boston Children's Hospital is home to the country's first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program, according to the Associated Press. After sharing an informational YouTube video explaining the program's surgical options for transgender patients, the hospital was inundated with threats of violence and online harassment.
Several social media users began spreading misinformation regarding one of the video's topics in particular.
An Aug. 11 Facebook post shared by Libs of TikTok shows Dr. Frances Grimstad, a gynecologist at the hospital, discussing what the hospital calls a "gender affirming hysterectomy" procedure.
"Boston Children’s Hospital is now offering 'gender affirming hysterectomies' for young girls, and it gets much worse," reads the post's caption. The post then links to an article published by the Post Millennial titled, "Boston Children's Hospital gleefully encourages surgical, pharmaceutical 'gender transition' for teens."
The post accumulated more than 10,000 views in a week on Libs of TikTok, a well-known social media account that the Washington Post says regularly targets members of the LGBTQ+ community and utilizes "incendiary framing designed to generate outrage." Similar viral iterations have been shared on Facebook and Twitter.
But the claim is false.
The hospital's website states that gender affirmation surgeries are only offered for those 18 years and older, not young children. It also explains the various steps that must be taken prior to being eligible for surgery, including living as the desired gender for a year.
USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment, and they provided no evidence supporting the reference to "young girls."
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factc...340507002/
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