A Feb. 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a photograph of a group of people and claims a U.S. city has launched a novel policy on gender references.
"The city of Atlanta is moving along fast!" the post reads. "The word women is banned across all public platforms! Will make birthing persons the word to describe a person with female genitalia!"
The post was liked more than 700 times in one day.
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City officials told USA TODAY no such measure has been passed or is being proposed in Atlanta. The city’s official social media pages regularly reference women.
City officials told USA TODAY the claim is baseless.
“The City Council has not approved or introduced legislation to institute any ban like that,” said Atlanta City Council spokesperson Michael Ulmer.
Zena Lewis, the council’s communications director, said she is not aware of the council “approving, discussing or introducing legislation” related to the claim.
Michael Smith, press secretary in the communications office for Mayor Andre Dickens, also said the claim is false.
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