{"id":"1793563194310-mix-show_open","slug":"musk-s-misleading-texas-trans-claim","title":"Musk's misleading Texas trans claim","summary":"James Talarico, Texas' Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, voted against Texas' 2023 ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors and supported amendments that would have weakened it, including one treating a parent's refusal to affirm a child's gender identity as abuse. But he has said he opposes gender-reassignment surgery for minors, and the claim that he will “vote to trans your kids” overstates his actual record. This is a joke about AI being trapped on a Delta flight, not a factual assertion. This is an opinion about AI use in modeling and investing, not a factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T19:59:54.310Z","channel":{"id":"mix","name":"Oncast Mix","language":"en"},"show":"AI & Builders","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"MISLEADING","notes":"MISLEADING: James Talarico, Texas' Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, voted against Texas' 2023 ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors and supported amendments that would have weakened it, including one treating a parent's refusal to affirm a child's gender identity as abuse. But he has said he opposes gender-reassignment surgery for minors, and the claim that he will “vote to trans your kids” overstates his actual record. This is a joke about AI being trapped on a Delta flight, not a factual assertion. This is an opinion about AI use in modeling and investing, not a factual claim.\nSource: [politifact.com](https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/sep/24/texas-pac/talarico-transgender-texas-paxton-senate/) and [dallasexpress.com](https://dallasexpres (https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2116969654849868192)","claims":[{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"James Talarico, Texas' Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, voted against Texas' 2023 ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors and supported amendments that would have weakened it, including one treating a parent's refusal to affirm a child's gender identity as abuse. But he has said he opposes gender-reassignment surgery for minors, and the claim that he will “vote to trans your kids” overstates his actual record. This is a joke about AI being trapped on a Delta flight, not a factual assertion. This is an opinion about AI use in modeling and investing, not a factual claim.","sourceName":"[politifact.com](https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/sep/24/texas-pac/talarico-transgender-texas-paxton-senate/) and [dallasexpress.com](https://dallasexpres","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2116969654849868192","claim":"Talarico will vote to trans your kids https://t.co/FZ7kUJz9CH","author":"Elon Musk (@elonmusk)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2116969654849868192","name":"[politifact.com](https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/sep/24/texas-pac/talarico-transgender-texas-paxton-senate/) and [dallasexpress.com](https://dallasexpres","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"Elon Musk (@elonmusk)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793563194310-mix-show_open-musk-s-misleading-texas-trans-claim","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/mix","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793563194310-mix-show_open-musk-s-misleading-texas-trans-claim","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793563194310-mix-show_open-musk-s-misleading-texas-trans-claim and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Eric","text":"This is AI & Builders, and we're starting with Elon Musk using X to litigate a Texas Senate race."},{"host":"Eric","text":"He posted that James Talarico, the Democrat running for Senate, 'will vote to trans your kids.'"},{"host":"Sloane","text":"PolitiFact checked it—Talarico voted against Texas' ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, but he's also said he opposes surgery for minors."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"So 'will vote to trans your kids' is not his record. It's a campaign caricature."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But come on, Sloane—he did vote against the ban, and critics say he backed amendments that would've treated a parent's refusal to affirm a child's gender identity as abuse. That's more than a caricature."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's a real policy fight, and his vote is fair game. What's not fair is implying he wants surgery for children."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Okay, the verb is crude. But in a Senate race, the cruder headline travels further."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And that's exactly why we correct it here. You can oppose his policy without inventing a vote he never promised."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Fine. Then I'll stick to the record, and that's what I'll say."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Right. Now, on something more in our lane—Elon also replied 'True' to a post about AI modeling."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"The post from Aaron Burnett said not using AI when modeling should be considered negligence, like FSD for investment decisions."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I actually half agree. If you're running money and you refuse to use modern tools, you're giving up an edge."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"But calling it 'negligence' is a legal leap. A model can hallucinate; you still need a human to verify."},{"host":"Eric","text":"People make bad decisions too. The standard should be: did you act reasonably? If every competitor uses a tool that catches what you miss, that's relevant."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I'm not saying ignore it. I'm saying you can't sue someone for not using an AI model that might have been wrong."},{"host":"Eric","text":"No, but you can lose clients. And this post says in a year or two it'll be obvious. That's the direction."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Maybe for pattern-matching. For actual judgment, I want a person who can explain why, not an FSD analogy."},{"host":"Eric","text":"That's fair. AI for screening, human for final call. I'll take that."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And before the hour's out, we'll see if anyone ships an agent that can fact-check Musk's posts in real time."}]}