Another ridiculous transgender conspiracy theory has cropped up on Elon Musk’s increasingly shambolic social media platform, X, lately – the claim that Donald Trump is getting rid of “trans species child tax credit.”

There is, of course, no such thing. But that doesn’t mean Trump isn’t being heaped with praise for ‘axing’ it.

Two days ago, on November 13, Donald Trump picked Elon Musk to head up a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The department will not be a government agency, meaning the pair will work outside the administration to offer the White House “advice and guidance”, the president-elect said.

On November 14, a parody DOGE X account tweeted: “Which department do you want us to audit first? Be sure to give us a follow as we begin to audit and clean up this corrupt government.”

Which department do you want us to audit first?

Be sure to give us a follow as we begin to audit and clean up this corrupt government.

— DOGE – Department of Government Effeciency Parody (@realdogenews) November 14, 2024

One of the top replies is: “The Trans Species Child Tax Credit… some woman posted on X that she’s worried about losing the $12k yr for each of the last four years under Biden as her child identifies as a CAT! My friend went to her daughter’s school where kids with tails use litter boxes in the bathrooms!“

The false belief that this tax credit exists seems to have originated from a TikTok video posted from an account called @isatandstared two days ago, which has 426,000 followers.

It begins: “Parents of trans species kids, what are we doing about Donald Trump getting rid of the trans species child tax credit? For the past four years I’ve been receiving $12,000 a year because my son identifies as a cat and that’s counted as a disability.”

@isatandstared

♬ original sound – Kass Theaz

The person behind @isatandstared, Kass Theaz, states that it is a “satire” account in her bio. Many of her videos widely disseminate anti-trans misinformation of various kinds, including a second video that alleges her son uses a litter box. Another clip with over seven million views claims she was told off for once taking her son to the vet and complains that she believed it to be “discrimination.”

Almost all of the comments underneath the video about “trans species child tax credit” assume the information to be true. One of the top replies is: “You shouldn’t be getting money for your child thinking they are a cat or dog or whatever get a job don’t be useless.”

The video was subsequently re-shared to X, where it was also taken at face value, and racked up over two million views on that platform.

Is this for real?
We’ve been paying for what?

The guy responding is

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