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False: Basketball legend Michael Jordan ended his partnership with Nike because the company collaborated with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender social media influencer. Following a transphobic backlash that ensued when MulvaneypromotedNike apparel in an Instagram post earlier this month, social media users in recent days began sharing a fake headline that claims Jordan will not continue his decades-long relationship with the company because of its collaboration with Mulvaney. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: Map shows the states where it’s possible for a 3-year-old child to receive gender-affirming surgery. Social media users are sharing a map of the U.S. that purports to show which states are the hardest and which are the easiest to obtain sex change surgery for children as young as 3. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)