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[–] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 111 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

How fucked up in the head do you need to be to make shit like that up? It's not even just an adult, which would be stupid enough, no, it's an education official.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean it’s not much different than

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/urban-myth-litter-boxes-schools-became-gop-talking-point-rcna51439

Make up some disinformation. Use it as a talking point to get people on your side and advance your goals

[–] cuibono@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think falsely claiming preschoolers have rooms for masturbation or anything sex-related is still a tad worse than falsely claiming they shit or pee weirdly. They serve the same goal of attacking public schools, but one still just seems more fucked up than the other.

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