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“I did a bill in Florida to stop the gender mutilation of minors. [Nikki Haley] opposes that bill.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Republican presidential candidate. Debate. Claim dated 6 Dec 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts

What FactCheck.org found

Haley has said children should not be allowed to undergo a “gender-changing procedure” until they are at least 18 years old.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Gov. Ron DeSantis (Republican presidential candidate) made this claim around 6 December 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 December 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has 3 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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