False Headline on a Hot Topic
by Saranac Hale Spencer
Apr 27, 2018
2 minutes
Q: Did Democrats in Maine legalize female genital mutilation?
A: No. That practice is illegal across the U.S.
FULL ANSWER
Female genital mutilation has been outlawed across the country since 1996. It is not legal in any U.S. state.
But, an incendiary headline has been circulating on Facebook claiming: “.”
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