“U.N. calls for decriminalizing sex with minors.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 19 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A U.N. official and human rights experts said the principle from a report being wrongly characterized refers to applying criminal law to similarly aged adolescents in which one may be under the legal age of consent.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 April 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CrOJEKHLkWG/
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