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J.K. Rowling Breaks Silence on Transgender Issues

In today's Daily Debunker: A tweet by 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling causes controversy, Greta Thunberg allegedly goes on a hunger strike, and we crunch the historical numbers on House impeachment votes.

Published Dec. 19, 2019

Last June, we fact-checked a viral allegation to the effect that J.K. Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” series of children’s books, had “confirmed” taking a stance “against transgender women.” We concluded at the time that the allegation was false due to a paucity of evidence and the lack of direct statements by Rowling addressing the issue.

Now, six months later, Rowling is at the center of a roiling controversy caused by a tweet she wrote indicating that she may indeed hold trans-exclusionary views. Snopes reporter Dan MacGuill has the update.

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