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4,511 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.

J.D. Vance, Ohio Republican Senator

“Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: The law gives Minnesota courts temporary jurisdiction to hear child custody cases when a child is in the state with a parent to seek gender-affirming care. It doesn't authorize the government to take custody of children.

Social media posts

“Residents in every barangay will receive P5,000 to P8,000 worth of assistance from the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development have both disowned the text and clarified that they have no such program. The false text has been circulating as early…