“I have never sued a nun — any nuns.”
What PolitiFact found
As California attorney general, Xavier Becerra did not initiate a lawsuit against the Little Sisters of the Poor. But after a court allowed the Little Sisters to intervene as a defendant, he continued to litigate.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Xavier Becerra (HHS secretary nominee) made this claim around 24 February 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 February 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Xavier Becerra has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- The Dispatch Fact Check: Missing context“Xavier Becerra "never sued any nuns" as California attorney general.”