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- The litter boxes in schools hoax is an urban myth in North America that has been promoted by various American conservative and far-right media outlets and personalities, stating that some schools were providing litter boxes in bathrooms to students who identified as cats or furries, in response to several school districts enacting protections for transgender students. The sharing of such claims often begins as gossip or the relaying of a second-hand report without any supporting evidence. Many news outlets, fact-checking websites, and academic researchers have debunked such claims. Officials for every school named by those promoting the hoax have verified that the accusations are false. The hoax was reported in Prince Edward Island in October 2021, and initially thought to be a joke, but had to be formally disavowed as misinformation circulated on social media. Rumors spread to other Canadian provinces and schools. In the United States, popular media coverage of the hoax originally revolved around a school in Michigan in December 2021, but spread to schools in several other states. Ahead of the 2022 elections, several prominent American politicians and media personalities spread the hoax, including Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Minnesota Republican candidate for governor Scott Jensen, retired brigadier general and United States Senate candidate Don Bolduc, podcast host Joe Rogan (who later admitted there was no "proof that they put a litter box" in a particular school), Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok, and Christian talk show host Bill Cunningham. Several parents of school-age children have amplified the hoax on social media websites such as Facebook. The hoax spread in North America largely as backlash against recognition of gender variance in schools. Some conservative politicians and activists argued that protections for LGBTQ+ students in schools had "gone too far" and that litter box accommodations are what they might lead to next, despite there being no confirmed instances of schools providing litter boxes for students who dress up as cats or furries to defecate or urinate in or planning to do so. Several LGBTQ+ activists and media columnists have argued the hoax is a form of transphobia. (en)
- 貓砂桶廁所（英語：Kitty Litter Buckets）是2019年開始美國一些學校為了應對發生緊急情況被封鎖在教室中時學生的如廁問題，在教室中配備的以貓砂為基礎的便携式廁所。這一舉措一度在網際網路上被流傳為是學校為“認同為貓”的學生所準備的，並在選舉活動中被一些政治人物作為宣傳議題。 (zh)
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