“PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in California!”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Contrary to QAnon-fueled claims that a California bill would legalize pedophilia, the bill would actually standardize the rules about who is required to be on the state’s sex offender registry.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 September 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.