Statement·other·said 2024-10-16
“Under Donald Trump's administration, gender-affirming surgeries were available, on a medical necessity basis, to people in the federal prison system.”
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Verdict
Mixed
2024-10-18Reasoning
Misleading context: A 2018 Bureau of Prisons memo indicated legal obligation to pay for such surgeries, but no federal prisoners actually received gender-affirming surgery during Trump's presidency; the first such surgery occurred in 2022.
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