Fact-checking the claim: CDC and Pfizer affiliate sponsor pro-LGBT public school event for fifth-graders

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Remedia Ai

The claim made in the content is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ViiV Healthcare, a pharmaceutical firm with links to Pfizer, sponsored an LGBT event for fifth-grade public school students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

After examining the sources provided and conducting further research, we found that ViiV Healthcare did indeed sponsor the Galaxy Summit, an annual event organized by the Children's First Fund, the non-profit arm of CPS.

The event aimed to create an affirming space for students to learn about and celebrate the diversity of gender, sexuality, and love in their communities.ViiV Healthcare is a global specialist HIV company established in November 2009 by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer.

Shionogi joined as a shareholder in October 2012. Therefore, the claim about ViiV Healthcare's connection to Pfizer is true.

However, there is no evidence supporting the claim that the CDC sponsored the Galaxy Summit. The source of the claim, an article from LifeSiteNews, does not provide any proof of CDC's involvement in the event.In conclusion, the claim that ViiV Healthcare, a company with ties to Pfizer, sponsored an LGBT event for CPS students is true.

However, the claim that the CDC was involved in sponsoring the event is unfounded and lacks evidence.

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