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2023-05-16 20:18:20 UTC - NOT_MISLEADING

Roughly 1% and no more than about 8% of transgender individuals regret transitioning. The New York Times is expressing a factual statement, the studies linked in the two candidate notes are very flawed, and few other studies have made similar findings. https://apnews.com/article/transgender-treatment-regret-detransition-371e927ec6e7a24cd9c77b5371c6ba2b https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/study-finds-2-5-of-transgender-kids-go-through-detransition/135029/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna27253 https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/03/17/no-80-of-trans-youth-do-not-detransition/

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• Roughly 1% and no more than about 8% of transgender individuals regret transitioning. The New York Times is expressing a factual statement, the studies linked in the two candidate notes are very flawed, and few other studies have made similar findings. https://apnews.com/article/transgender-treatment-regret-detransition-371e927ec6e7a24cd9c77b5371c6ba2b https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/study-finds-2-5-of-transgender-kids-go-through-detransition/135029/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna27253 https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/03/17/no-80-of-trans-youth-do-not-detransition/