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In April 2022, another dubious rumor about schools installing litter boxes for students who identify as part-animal was circulated online. This time, the rumor came in the form of a fake email that was supposedly sent out to teachers at Kokomo High School informing them of a new otherkin policy. This is not a genuine email about a new otherkin policy that was sent to teachers at Kokomo Highschool. This is a piece of fictional content that originated with a satire site. The above-displayed image comes from the Kokomo Press, a Facebook page that labels itself as satire. In its about section, the page states that the Kokomo Press is a reinvention of a previous satire page, the Kokomo Scanner. This rumor about an otherkin policy is a riff on a previous bit of disinformation that went viral thanks in part to the LibsofTikTok, a social media account that frequently posts anti-LGBTQ content, often packaged alongside false rumors. The Washington Post reported: Rumors about schools installing litter boxes weren't confined to the internet. Some Republican lawmakers took these false rumors seriously and mentioned them on social media and during debates. The Guardian reported:
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