A video clip of Porter was taken out of context from a hearing where she spoke about people referring to LGBTQ community members as “groomers” and “pedophiles.”
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter’s name trended on Twitter on Thursday, Dec. 15 over a video clip that purports to show her saying that pedophilia is an “identity,” not a crime.
In a video clip shared by a popular Twitter account, Porter (D-Calif.) says, “This allegation of groomer and pedophile, it is alleging that a person is criminal somehow and engaged in criminal acts merely because of their identity – their sexual identity, their gender identity.” The video has more than one million views.
Did Rep. Katie Porter say pedophilia isn’t a crime?
No, Rep. Katie Porter didn’t say pedophilia isn’t a crime.
The viral video clip was taken out of context from a hearing where Porter spoke about people in the LGBTQ community being labeled as “groomers” and “pedophiles” by social media users.
The viral post of Porter’s comments misrepresents what she actually said about anti-LGBTQ posts shared on social media.
A spokesperson for Porter also told VERIFY that the representative “did not say that pedophilia is not a crime.”
The viral video includes only a portion of Porter’s statements during the hearing and is missing parts of an exchange that put her comments into context.
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