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“North Carolina medical institutions are "transitioning toddlers.”
Social media posts Social media posts. Claim dated 1 May 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading

What FactCheck.org found

Posts claim that medical institutions in North Carolina are “transitioning toddlers,” which they call an “experimental treatment.” For prepubescent children, there are no recommended gender-transition drugs or surgeries.

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 1 May 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 May 2023, 22 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.

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