Article 6MN83 Utah tip line flooded with false reports of trans bathroom law violations

Utah tip line flooded with false reports of trans bathroom law violations

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State auditor, tasked with managing tip line, has been swamped with hoax reports made to protect trans people from inquiries

Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an investigation.

The onslaught has led the state official tasked by law with managing the tip line, the Utah auditor John Dougall, to bemoan getting stuck with the cumbersome task of filtering through fake complaints while also facing backlash for enforcing a law he had no role in passing.

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