“PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 1 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The bill would not, in any fashion, make it legal for any adult to have any type of sex with a minor.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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