Denver’s Fox affiliate reports:
Republican candidate for governor Heidi Ganahl is reiterating a claim that students in Colorado schools are self-identifying as animals. It’s an assertion that has been disputed by a local district, and in fact-checks from across the country.
Ganahl took criticism for comments she made during a discussion about Colorado schools on a conservative talk radio show.
“Not many people know that we have furries in Colorado schools…kids identifying as cats,” Ganahl said on the “Jimmy Sengenberger Show” on 710 KNUS last Saturday. “It sounds absolutely ridiculous, but it’s happening all over Colorado and schools are tolerating it. It’s insane.”
Read the full article.
As I’ve previously reported, among the others spreading these batshit QAnon claims is Michigan GOP chair and accused fake elector Meshawn Maddock.
?: When I spoke with @heidiganahl this week, she doubled down on her comments that kids were identifying as cats in schools. On @KDVR, she said it was happening in Jefferson County.
When I asked if she had any specific examples, Ganahl said, “many, many.”#copolitics @KRDONC13 pic.twitter.com/EaCCTEEnwh
— Spencer Soicher KRDO (@spencersoicher) October 1, 2022
A Jeffco spokesperson told @KDVR, “there is absolutely no truth to this claim.”
From @HeidiBeedle‘s article on this: “These claims are frequently used to conflate the existence and/or acceptance of furries with transgender students.”@KRDONC13
#copolitics— Spencer Soicher KRDO (@spencersoicher) October 1, 2022
Republican nominee for CO Governor Heidi Ganahl: “Our kids are a hot mess right now in CO. They’re not learning to read, write, or do math.” (CO is ranked 7th in the country for K-12 education). pic.twitter.com/CdxzXiw9w0
— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) June 30, 2022
Heidi Ganahl, the Republican nominee to face Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in November, has chosen Danny Moore, an election denier, as her running mate and would-be lieutenant governor. https://t.co/hfNNZyIFkm
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) July 19, 2022
“There are no litter boxes in our buildings and students are not allowed to come to school in costume,” Jeffco schools spox tells @KDVR after GOP #cogov nominee Heidi Ganahl doubles down on claim schools let kids “identify as cats.” #copoliticshttps://t.co/WDc6fhziKt
— Ernest Lee Luning (@eluning) October 1, 2022
Amidst calls to disavow coup memo author John Eastman, Heidi Ganahl, the GOP #COGov nominee, has hired a different Trump coup attorney to advise her campaign. #copolitics https://t.co/8cLgnol79o
— Colorado Times Recorder (@COTimesRecorder) July 6, 2022