A Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic employee amplified false claims about pediatric gender medicine.

Question

Alejandra Carballo, a Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic employee, amplified false claims about pediatric gender medicine and supported potentially dangerous online behavior.

Answer 1

This claim is false and the opposite is actually true. Carballo, in an interview with CNN Health, merely explained the danger of people who have actually been posting and amplifying false claims about pediatric gender medicine and spreading anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. The second part of the claim is taken slightly out of context and exaggerated, as she made comments explaining that she is "shocked but not surprised" that Boston Children's Hospital was receiving threats because of the outpour of "accounts with millions of followers amplifying misinformation that hysterectomies are being performed on ‘young girls.’" Instead of while her slightly neutral tone could be confused for 'supporting' this behavior, it is clear in her actual comments that she is merely explaining the situation and speaking against it. So she never agreed with these claims or supported the behavior, but instead explained it in her interview in an undoubtedly negative tone. Lastly, she described such dangerous online behavior as "digital vigilantism," similar to that of the "anti-abortion playbook." 

Comments

^^^ ***SOURCE***: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/health/boston-hospital-gender-affirming-care-threat/index.html

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I like how in the claim you included direct quotes from the interview. This fact check is well done, proving the exaggeration of the claim. My only piece of advice would be to maybe find a second source to strengthen your argument. Overall, nicely done.

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I appreciate you finding where the article took a source out of context! It is very helpful to add context to the claim and be able to fully understand why it is not reputable!