False Claim of Forced Removals Under Contact Tracing Bill

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Viral posts on social media falsely claim that a House bill would “give the government the power to forcibly remove” children from their homes. That’s not true. The bill actually provides $100 billion to fund COVID-19 contact tracing efforts. 

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A House bill that would fund organizations to trace and prevent COVID-19 infections has fueled a number of false and misleading claims on social media.

One of the most egregious misrepresentations is the suggestion that it would implement forced removals of children from their homes.

A bogus , for example, claims the bill — unfortunately numbered H.R. 6666 — “will give the government the power to forcibly remove your family members from your home and quarantine them[.] That includes your children.”