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Joe Rogan Admits He Lied About Schools Using Litter Boxes

NO SH*T

Rogan told guest Tulsi Gabbard last month that his wife’s friend was a teacher at a school that installed litter boxes in the girls’ bathroom.

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Joe Rogan has admitted he lied about a school letting “furry” children use litter boxes, walking back his claims from a month ago that have since been amplified by Republican Senate candidate Don Bolduc. In an October podcast, Rogan told guest Tulsi Gabbard that his friend’s wife taught at a school that “had to install a litter box in the girls’ room because there’s a student that’s a furry.” Now he’s saying, “I don’t think they actually did it,” attributing the whole situation to “one wacky mother” whom the school ignored. Claims that furry students are using litter boxes have been debunked over and over, but the lie has persisted as a right-wing talking point. Bolduc accused a school of using litter boxes in a campaign town hall, saying, “I wish I was making it up.” Lucky for the New Hampshire Republican, he was. “I fed into that,” Rogan said in his podcast, admitting he had no facts to back up his claim.

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