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2025-03-15 22:54:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CC1C0E205D17BEA81ABDD265CDFA873323DCBAD5BBCB84F4CA7F68E52260E3C0
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Furries (or the furry fandom) are fans of anthropomorphic animal characters. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fandom Sensationalist claims about furries literally behaving as animals and receiving accommodations (such as litter boxes) have been repeatedly debunked as hoaxes since at least 2021. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-furries-school-idUSL1N2YN1O2/ https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/01/30/how-furries-got-swept-up-in-anti-trans-litter-box-rumors/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/dec/15/debunking-rebuttals-didnt-stop-claim-about-litter/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_boxes_in_schools_hoax
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