At Least 20 Cultists Now Spreading “Litter Boxes” Lies

October 14, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists

At a luncheon for Republican women in Mesa County, Colorado, last week, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., warned that educators “are putting litter boxes in schools for people who identify as cats.” The week before, on Sept. 29, Minnesota GOP gubernatorial nominee Scott Jensen asked during a campaign stop, “Why do we have litter boxes in some of the school districts so kids can pee in them, because they identify as a furry?”

At least 20 conservative candidates and elected officials have claimed this year that K-12 schools are placing litter boxes on campus or making other accommodations for students who identify as cats, according to an NBC News review of public statements. In Colorado, GOP gubernatorial nominee Heidi Ganahl insisted in several recent interviews that students were dressing and identifying as cats, disrupting class, and the state’s schools were tolerating it.

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So how did this happen? What’s the first real instance of people talking about cat litter in schools?

Here’s where it gets dark.

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 14, 2022

NBC News found one example of a school district keeping cat litter on campus.

The Jefferson County School District has had classrooms with cat litter since 2017, in case students are locked in a classroom during a shooting.

Jefferson County is where Columbine is located.

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 14, 2022

Cat litter was handed out in Columbine’s school district for active shooter situations five years ago.

Since then, the “litter boxes in schools” rumor has evolved into a way to mock LGBTQ youth.

It’s now being used as a culture war ammo by over 20 GOP politicians nationwide. pic.twitter.com/zo0r7A84ya

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 14, 2022

The data shows how the “litter boxes in schools” rumor that cannot die, mostly due to the incredulity of adults.

According to @graphika‘s Cristina Lopez G, kids on TikTok are creating videos mocking adults who believe in it wind up providing fodder for the oblivious on Facebook. pic.twitter.com/5P60ky5AtE

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 14, 2022

Here’s the reality: We reached out to every school rumored to have a litter box.

We found one: in a “go bucket” for a possible mass shooting.

The rumor is a way to marginalize LGBTQ youth.

Here’s our full story. It was a lot of work. I hope you read it:https://t.co/VJK5fAFjxy

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 14, 2022