Fox News has misled its audience by ‘altering’ AP and Reuters articles on transgender care: report
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The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters both use the term “gender-affirming care” when reporting on transgender matters. But Fox News,according to Media Matters, has been replacing that term with “sex change” or “sex reassignment” when using the wire services’ material — and is misleading viewers in the process. Media Matters’ Mia Gingerich, in an article published on June 23, explains why replacing the term “gender-affirming care” with other terms in AP or Reuters articles is problematic. Gingerich slams Fox News’ “demonization of trans people and the medical professionals who provide medically…
