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False: Actress Alyssa Milano bestiality tweet stems from satire, impersonator account A screenshot of a tweet claiming to show American actress Alyssa Milano saying that she would rather “have sex with a farm animal than a conservative male” was posted by an impostor account. The screenshot has been shared on Facebook and Twitter with users appearing to take it se (Source: Reuters)

Labeled Satire: Twitter owner Elon Musk offered the CEO job at his company to television host Tucker Carlson after he was fired from Fox News in April 2023. Advertisment: About this rating On April 25, 2023, an article titled "Elon Musk Offers Tucker Carlson the Role of Twitter CEO After Fox News Firing" was published on Spacexmania and soon went viral. The article also spread days after CarlsoninterviewedMusk on Fox News, one of the (Source: Snopes)

False: Washington bill allows children to betaken from parents who ban gender transition Fact check: Donald Trump Jr. and conservatives spread false claims about Washington bill, gender surgeryShow Caption Hide Caption White House supports transgender youth amid new restrictive state laws White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called this week "one of the worst" for LGBTQ laws, sending message of solidarity to transgender youth. Rather, it allows runaway and homeless youth seeking protected health care services to stay at temporary shelters without immediately notifying their parents. “Nowhere is that stated in the bill, nor does existing law say that,” said Erin Hut, a spokesperson for Democratic Washington state Sen. Marko Liias, the bill’s sponsor. Fact check: Post distorts California bill about mental health services for childrenThe bill is vague about what specific types of gender-affirming treatments fall under protected health services. In some rare circumstances, homeless minors can receive puberty blockers or hormone therapy without parental consent under a 2022 bill, according to Axios. (Source: USA Today)