“All ‘gender affirming care’ for children is 100% experimental. There are zero long term studies on the effects the drugs and surgeries will have on them.”
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Claim dated 1 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Experts said gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers are evidence-based not experimental. Before puberty, this care includes things like using the name and pronouns that align with a child’s gender identity.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 January 2023, 17 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
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