RealFakeLies
Trending CLM-E7B7D313

AI-extracted claim

“Turkish President Erdogan has referred to L.G.B.T.Q. people as "deviants" who were "spreading like the plague."”

Analyzed on 2026-09-19T14:45:23+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-19

Unverified (Unverified)

Plain language: Insufficient evidence was found to render a verdict.

Credibility score

out of 100

Based on 1 source

Low confidence

01

Original context

Show passage from source article
The authorities have banned Pride parades in Turkish cities, and Mr. Erdogan has referred to L.G.B.T.Q. people as “deviants” who were “spreading like the plague.”

Extracted from: Turkey Begins Broad Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Community , The New York Times

02

Evidence

1 support 0 contradict 0 context

This analysis is based on a single source. Confidence is low.

The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“The authorities have banned Pride parades in Turkish cities, and Mr. Erdogan has referred to L.G.B.T.Q. people as “deviants” who were “spreading like the plague.””

Turkey Begins Broad Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Community

Bias distribution of supporting sources

← Left Center Right →

Mean bias -0.20

05

Community Takes

No Takes have been written on this claim yet. Sign in to write a Take.

06

Metadata

Claim ID CLM-E7B7D313
Slug turkish-president-erdogan-has-referred-to-lgbtq-people-e7b7d313
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 1 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Turkey LGBTQ Rights Recep Tayyip Erdogan