FACT CHECK: No, Glenn Youngkin Did Not Empower Police To Seize Women’s Menstrual Histories

Claim: Glenn Youngkin (R.), Virginia governor, cleared the path to an “extreme” Bill “allowing police to seek menstrual histories.”

Who said it?: GuardianIn You can find more information at Series This is Tweets And an Article headline They have been viewed almost 300,000 times.

Why it is important: Since the Supreme Court reaffirmed Roe v. Wade In June, Democrats as well as liberal media outlets such the Guardian You can find it here spread alarm Police could seize data stored on women’s period-tracking applications to target and prosecute those who are seeking abortions.

Context: Virginia’s state Senate passed a bill that would have banned search warrants for electronic device data. died On Monday, a state House subcommittee voted against the bill after Youngkin’s deputy secretary of public safety voiced opposition.

Youngkin’s official claimed that the bill would not be passed. “problematic” It would be the first national legislation to prohibit certain information from being obtained via a search warrant.

Analysis: Youngkin played a key role in the defeat of a bill this week that would have placed an unprecedented limit on law enforcement’s ability to issue search warrants. As the report states, he did not. Guardian Declared, help pass a bill “extreme” One that would permit police officers to seize women’s past menstrual cycles.

The Guardian The headline was completely wrong. Regardless, the fact that Youngkin was not involved in the tabling of the state Senate bill undermines the panic about Youngkin’s involvement. Does not allow Patients who are in violation of abortion restrictions will be prosecuted by law enforcement. Therefore, menstrual data won’t be useful for police looking at women. Youngkin’s spokeswoman said that Youngkin had explicitly stated his disapproval of the possibility of prosecuting women. Washington Post, “The governor will not support any measures that seek to prosecute women.”

It’s not enough to evade the facts. Guardian This serious offense involved the dissemination of misinformation in the public domain. The false headline tweets of the outlet were not deleted. Guardian The correction was not made after the headline was stolen-edited in the Original article.

The damage was done, unfortunately. Celebrities such as comedian and Recently canned Samantha Bee, TBS host Amplified The GuardianThe false headline continues a vicious fake-news cycle. Puts our democratic institutions at Risk.

Verdict: We give this claim 4 Clintons.