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Was a Couple Arrested Based on an 1868 Law Making It Illegal for 'Midgets' to Have Sex?

A routine review of content labeled satire.

by Dan Evon, Published Oct. 7, 2019


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Claim:
A Colorado couple was arrested based on an 1868 law making it illegal for "midgets" to have sex.
Rating:
Labeled Satire

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On Oct. 4, 2019, the World News Daily Report website published an article positing that two people in Colorado had been arrested based on an 1868 law that prohibited little people from having sex:

Colorado Couple Arrested Based on 1868 Law Making it Illegal For Midgets to Have Sex

A Colorado dwarf couple has been arrested and charged with public indecency based on an 1868 law making it illegal for ‘midgets to have sex and or reproduce with each other or any other animal.’


By Dan Evon

Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes.


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