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Fact Sheet for Reporters: Debunking “Trans Terrorism” and Other False Claims in High-Profile Crimes - GLAAD

by GLAAD
16 hours ago
in False Claims

  • Social media accounts with a history of anti-transgender rhetoric frequently and falsely accuse transgender people of crimes, particularly during mass shooting events, before facts are known.
  • There is no evidence of escalating violence committed by LGBTQ people. Extremism and domestic terrorism experts tell PolitiFact that there are no widespread threats of growing radicalization or violence from the transgender population.
  • Accusing people from a small and vulnerable community of mass shooting crimes is an effort to further dehumanize, demonize, and promote fear about transgender and nonbinary people.
  • Despite being less than 2% of the U.S. adult population, transgender people are four times as likely to be victims of crime. GLAAD’s ALERT Desk has tracked more than 2,100 anti-LGBTQ incidents from June 2022 – December 2024, including 750+ incidents specifically targeting transgender and non-binary people.
  • Baseless claims about a suspect’s gender identity circulate while there’s national attention on the event, but before there are confirmed key details. When evidence is released showing the suspect was cisgender, inaccurate posts about the suspect’s transgender identity often remain up and continue spreading unverified, dangerous tropes.
  • Far-right extremism is increasing and surpasses terrorism committed by others, Politifact reports. These groups tend to engage in violence that often targets LGBTQ people, and promotes anti-LGBTQ views.
  • A 2023 Reuters Fact Check confirms...


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