“Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is "supporting and funding drag shows for children.”
Derek Schmidt
Republican candidate for Kansas governor. press conference. Claim dated 24 Oct 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisNo Evidence
What FactCheck.org found
The Kansas state government awarded grants to two nonprofit arts organizations to fund a visiting artist and operating expenses. Republican efforts to link the funding to all-ages drag shows don't hold up to scrutiny.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Derek Schmidt (Republican candidate for Kansas governor) made this claim around 24 October 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 October 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
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