{"id":2695650,"date":"2026-11-02T09:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmedia-are-still-lying-about-child-protection-measures-on-the-ballot\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T09:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:55:01","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmedia-are-still-lying-about-child-protection-measures-on-the-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmedia-are-still-lying-about-child-protection-measures-on-the-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Are Still Lying About Child Protection Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmedia-are-still-lying-about-child-protection-measures-on-the-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2695650&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019re still lying. Here\u2019s the Washington Post\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Eymwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">version<\/a> of the lie:<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>         <span>Image Credit<\/span>Screenshot       <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Genital exams for children! Panels of strangers, making kindergartners strip so they can sign up for youth soccer. Here\u2019s the evidence that the newspaper offers: \u201cWashington\u2019s ballot question, Initiative 638, is particularly troubling to opponents because they say it would require all girls participating in sports to undergo a genital exam to verify their biological sex.\u201d <em>They say<\/em> the measure requires genital exams.<\/p>\n<p>At the risk of being obvious: When the evidence about a written ballot measure, with text you can go read for yourself, is what <em>people say<\/em>, rather than <em>what the measure actually says<\/em>, you\u2019re being lied to. You go read the full text of Initiative 638 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/Finaltext_IL26-638_Heywood-Fairness%20in%20Girls%27%20Athletics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, on the website of the Washington Secretary of State. Go look for language that says genital exams are required, and guess what the outcome of your search will be.<\/p>\n<p>The group that put Initiative 638 on the ballot, Let\u2019s Go Washington, publishes a <a href=\"https:\/\/letsgowashington.com\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAQ page<\/a> on their website. Here\u2019s their obvious and unremarkable answer to the fake \u201cgenital exams\u201d question: \u201cNo, the initiative language does not require, mandate, or authorize genital exams. A doctor will simply check a box on a physical form that already exists to confirm a child\u2019s sex. They can use existing medical history knowledge, the existing medical history form, or any other method the doctor and patient deem is best to check the box on the sports physical form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By torturing an obvious box-checking requirement into strangers making little children show off their genitals, opponents of the anti-trans bills on the ballot this year are changing the subject. They\u2019re lying to shift the discussion on an 80\/20 topic. They\u2019re deliberately throwing out fake objections instead of addressing what the bills will <em>actually do<\/em>. Don\u2019t fall for this pathetic maneuver.<\/p>\n<p>We can test the \u201cgenital inspection\u201d claim against real-life evidence, because Nebraska already requires that minors play on sports teams that reflect their biological sex.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Under the leadership of Sen. Kathleen Kauth, Nebraska passed a law prohibiting boys from participation in girls sports. The law, LB 89, the &#8220;Stand with Women Act,&#8221; requires verification by a health care provider of a student&#8217;s sex to participate in girls sports. This sets it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boris Spider (@BorisSpider14) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BorisSpider14\/status\/2115563060782076353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/FloorDocs\/109\/PDF\/Slip\/LB89.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legislative Bill 89<\/a> went into effect more than a year ago. In debate over the bill in legislative hearings, you can find witnesses like Cassondra Opal saying this, on pg. 95 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/FloorDocs\/109\/PDF\/Transcripts\/Government\/2025-02-07.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transcript<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>         <span>Image Credit<\/span>Screenshot       <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More than a year after the Nebraska law went into effect, there is no evidence of any kind that strangers are forcing children to show them their genitals so they can play youth sports. They made it up. It was never real.<\/p>\n<p>In Colorado this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Colorado_Proposition_134,_Sex_Requirement_for_School_and_College_Sports_Initiative_(2026)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proposition 134<\/a> would require boys to play on teams for boys, and girls to play on teams for girls. The \u201cgenital inspections\u201d lie has shown up there, too. Erin Lee, who leads the Prop 134 sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protectkidscolorado.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protect Kids Colorado<\/a>, told The Federalist that opponents of the measure have \u201cspent millions attempting to manipulate and confuse voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen your strongest argument is a fabricated scenario designed to frighten parents, rather than an honest discussion of what the measures actually say, you\u2019ve already conceded the substance of the debate,\u201d Lee told The Federalist. \u201cWhen you can\u2019t win on the merits, you resort to fear, confusion, and outright misinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening, and it\u2019s easy to see through. Protect children, and ignore the noise.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   Chris Bray is a senior correspondent at The Federalist and a former infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army. He has a history PhD from the University of California Los Angeles, not that it did him any good. He also posts on Substack, at &#8220;Tell Me How This Ends,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbray.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re still lying. Here\u2019s the Washington Post\u2019s version of the lie: Image CreditScreenshot Genital exams for children! Panels of strangers, making kindergartners strip so they can sign up for youth soccer. Here\u2019s the evidence that the newspaper offers: \u201cWashington\u2019s ballot question, Initiative 638, is particularly troubling to opponents because they say it would require all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":2695651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/protect-kids-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2695650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/protect-kids-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2695650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2695651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2695650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2695650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2695650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}