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“A Minnesota lawmaker introduced a bill that would make it “illegal to discriminate against child rapists.”
Social media posts Tweet. Claim dated 26 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

The bill updates the definition of "sexual orientation" in Minnesota’s Human Rights Act. But this does not create a protected class for pedophilia.

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 26 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 May 2023, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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