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stated on May 8, 2022 a post:
"148th Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike jockey Sonny Leon just turned down a White House invite, saying 'If I wanted to see a horse's ass, I would have came (sic) in second.’"
Pants on Fire!
By Monique Curet • May 10, 2022
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stated on April 28, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Italian football agent Mino Raiola has died after suffering from an illness.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 29, 2022
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stated on March 22, 2022 a Facebook post:
Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 29, 2022
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stated on March 20, 2022 a tweet from a hoax account:
Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy tweeted, “My finals spot was stolen by Lia Thomas, who is a biological male.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 24, 2022
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stated on March 14, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • March 16, 2022
John Stockton
John Stockton
stated on January 23, 2022 an interview:
“There’s 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 professional athletes dead, professional athletes, the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court."
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 26, 2022
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers
stated on January 21, 2022 an interview:
The CDC said that 75% of COVID-19 deaths have involved people with at least four comorbidities.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 24, 2022
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stated on January 19, 2022 a Facebook post:
Four players have dropped out of the Australian Open with “chest pains.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 21, 2022
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stated on January 16, 2022 a Facebook post:
Tim Tebow used to “kneel in prayer and the NFL complained.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 21, 2022
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stated on January 16, 2022 a tweet:
Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 20, 2022
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stated on January 5, 2022 a tweet:
Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 16, 2021 a video:
Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines
False
By Kayla Steinberg • December 1, 2021
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers
stated on November 5, 2021 an interview on the Pat McAfee Show:
"This idea that it's the pandemic of the unvaccinated, it's just a total lie."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • November 8, 2021
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stated on August 28, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 10, 2021
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stated on August 24, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports.
Half-True
By Emily Tian • August 25, 2021
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stated on July 31, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 6, 2021
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stated on August 1, 2021 a Facebook post:
"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 2, 2021
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stated on July 25, 2021 a Facebook post:
The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • July 30, 2021
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stated on July 25, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has left training camp and says he will ‘not play another down in the NFL’ until the team changes their name.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jason Asenso • July 28, 2021
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stated on July 25, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says an NBC producer at the Olympics was caught on a hot mic saying “60% of people in this stadium will be dead within 10 days.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 27, 2021
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