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California Bill Doesn’t Make Pedophilia ‘Legal’

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Contrary to QAnon-fueled claims that a California bill would legalize pedophilia, the bill would actually standardize the rules about who is required to be on the state’s sex offender registry.

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Facebook is teeming with falsehoods about a California bill aimed at equalizing standards for the state’s sex offender registry.

Some of the most widely shared  : “IT STATES NO FELONY

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