“Canada has passed a law that “made it illegal to protest against” the LGBTQ+ community.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 5 Apr 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
Members of a minority party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario introduced a bill that would create temporary community safety zones around drag performance venues to prevent “acts of intimidation.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 April 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 April 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/6JFD-S9RA
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: False“Canada just made it illegal to protest against the LGBT!”