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America's best and worst places to be gay and trans?

Propaganda risk 20%
Claims checked 4
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
Left0%
Center50%
Right50%

2 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

America's best and worst places to be gay and trans?

Why it matters

Check your ZIP code Corrections & Clarifications: Out Leadership updated its methodology, which resulted in some score and ranking changes for states in the index.

Common ground

Where is the best place to be gay in America?

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “32% of US voters prefer candidates who oppose LGBTQ+ rights, study shows”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web search results discuss this specific polling data, with one source explicitly stating that 32 percent of Americans would prefer a candidate who vocally opposes LGBTQ+ rights over one who supports them.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Other individuals are often included in the group, such as questioning, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender, d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_people
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States is an ongoing political backlash from social conservatives and the "MAGA" faction of the Republican Party against LGBTQ movements, and in particular …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_anti-LGBTQ_movement_in_t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The LGBTQ community or queer community (also known by variants of the initialism LGBTQ) comprises LGBTQ individuals united by a common culture and social movements. These communities generally celebra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_community
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Claim 2: “Demis Hassabis predicts artificial general intelligence will be achieved by 2030”
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The claim is reported across multiple independent cross-references (Flipboard) and the identity of Demis Hassabis as CEO of Google DeepMind is verified by Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Demis Hassabis (/ˈdɛ.mɪs/ DE-mis /hɑːˈsɑː.bis/ hah-SAH-bees; born Dimitrios Hassapis, Greek: Δημήτριος Χασάπης, 27 July 1976) is a British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_Hassabis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google DeepMind, trading as Google DeepMind or simply DeepMind, is a British-American artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory which serves as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Founded in the UK i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DeepMind
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Veo, or Google Veo, is a text-to-video model developed by Google DeepMind and announced in May 2024. As a generative AI model, it creates videos based on user prompts. Veo 3, released in May 2025, can…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veo_(text-to-video_model)
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Claim 3: “Daniel Radcliffe bought the most unlikely car after receiving $27.5M Harry Potter paycheck as soon as he turned 18”
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The claim is explicitly mentioned in a web search result from 'Supercar Blondie', but no other independent news sources or Wikipedia entries provide the specific details regarding the $27.5M paycheck or the car purchase.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Radcliffe is an English actor who has appeared on film, television and stage. He is best known for playing the role of Harry Potter in the eponymous film series from 2001 to 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Radcliffe_on_screen_and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harry Potter is a film series based on the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. The series was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and consists of eight fantasy films, beginni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_(film_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 2005 novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Bloo…
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Claim 4: “With support from the Texas Supreme Court, one judge was just awarded $650,000 after years of litigation”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the Texas Supreme Court and judicial ethics, but no specific record or news report of a judge being awarded $650,000 following litigation regarding same-sex marriage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Texas Supreme Court election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect four of nine justices to the Supreme Court of Texas. Primary elections were held on March 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Texas_Supreme_Court_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) is the court of last resort for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency cases, which are categorized as civil under the Texas Family Code) in the U.S. state of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Texas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Texas Courts of Appeals are part of the Texas judicial system. In Texas, all cases appealed from district and county courts, criminal and civil, go to one of the fifteen intermediate courts of app…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Courts_of_Appeals
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.