Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-11-23 18:01:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1C64B54263FF8B58D1372D8A71B7B51BF427DB2AF7C4F58EF23682A011F823E0
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"The 'grooming' smear [is] propagated widely through social media and right-wing channels..." https://www.npr.org/2022/05/11/1096623939/accusations-grooming-political-attack-homophobic-origins "This narrative is rooted in past anti-gay movements" "...research gives no indication that [pedophilic] behaviors are more often associated with people who identify as LGBTQ..." https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/may/11/why-its-not-grooming-what-research-says-about-gend/
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