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  • Fact Check: Israel Is NOT Struck From List Of 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Competitors As Of June 24, 2024

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    Is Israel out of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, as of June 24, 2024, as was claimed in a social media post? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Israel remains on the list of 206 national teams entered to compete. Lead Stories could find no evidence that would corroborate the claim that Israel was "out of the…

    • Jun 24, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Israel Is NOT Struck From List Of 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Competitors As Of June 24, 2024 Will Compete
  • Fact Check: Lia Thomas Has NOT Been Exclusively Banned From 2024 Olympics In Paris

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    Has Lia Thomas, the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA swimming championship Division I title, been exclusively banned from competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, as a post on Facebook implied? No, that's not true: The International Olympic Committee outlined a framework for all transgender and intersex athletes. However, national committees oversee athletic participation in their respective…

    • Jun 5, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Lia Thomas Has NOT Been Exclusively Banned From 2024 Olympics In Paris No Record
  • Fact Check: Actor Chris Evans Did NOT Sign A Bomb In 2016 -- USO Tour Photo Shows Him Signing Inert Replica Used In Training

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    Did American actor Chris Evans sign a live bomb in 2016 in a photo op? No, that's not true: The object the "Captain America" actor signed was not an explosive device, but a replica, an inert training aid. The actor was at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on a USO tour with several other entertainers on December 5, 2016. When…

    • Jun 3, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Actor Chris Evans Did NOT Sign A Bomb In 2016 -- USO Tour Photo Shows Him Signing Inert Replica Used In Training Not A Bomb
  • Fact Check: US Olympic Committee Did NOT Say Lia Thomas Can 'Try Out For The Men's Team'

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    Did the U.S. Olympic Committee say that American swimmer Lia Thomas, the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA swimming championship Division I title, is "welcome to try out for the men's team," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: The spoof article that made the claim was published by SpaceX Arena, a satirical website. SpaceX…

    • May 31, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: US Olympic Committee Did NOT Say Lia Thomas Can 'Try Out For The Men's Team' Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Comedy Video Does NOT Show Man Actually Asking City Council To Legalize Sports Gambling After His Successful Betting On Transgender Athletes

    Fact Check

    Did a video showing a man asking a city council to legalize sports gambling after he made money betting on transgender athletes capture a real-life, authentic story? No, that's not true: The man participated in the production of a comedy show hosted by a comedian known for orchestrating bizarre appearances at various public meetings. Both men spoke on the same…

    • Apr 25, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Comedy Video Does NOT Show Man Actually Asking City Council To Legalize Sports Gambling After His Successful Betting On Transgender Athletes Comedy Show
  • Fact Check: 'Not A Dude!' Inscription On Woman's Swimsuit Is NOT Authentic

    Fact Check

    Did a black swimsuit originally read "not a dude" in a photo of a female athlete circulating on social media? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found earlier versions of the same image without these words. The phrase was digitally added. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook on March 19, 2024. The image shared without any…

    • Mar 26, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Not A Dude!' Inscription On Woman's Swimsuit Is NOT Authentic Edited Photo
  • Fact Check: It Is NOT Illegal For Athletes To Promote Milk As Healthy

    Fact Check

    Is it against the law for athletes to endorse milk as a nutritious beverage? No, that's not true: There's nothing inherently illegal about athletes promoting milk as healthy, despite claims by Bobby Price in a YouTube video. Staff from the Federal Trade Commission, which regulates claims in advertising, told Lead Stories that "it's NOT illegal for them to say this."…

    • Mar 22, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: It Is NOT Illegal For Athletes To Promote Milk As Healthy FTC: No Ban
  • Fact Check: Picture Of Travis Kelce With 'Biden Harris 2024' Hat Is NOT Real -- It Was Edited

    Fact Check

    Is a meme picture of Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce in a "Biden Harris 2024" hat actually real? No, that's not true: The picture of Kelce seen in an Instagram post has been edited. In the original photo, Kelce is wearing an energy drink hat, not one endorsing the incumbent president and vice president. The claim appeared on…

    • Feb 12, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Picture Of Travis Kelce With 'Biden Harris 2024' Hat Is NOT Real -- It Was Edited Edited Photo
  • Fact Check: Image Of Woman With Swimsuit Reading 'Not A Dude!' Is NOT Authentic

    Fact Check

    Is an image of a woman in a swimsuit that reads "Not A Dude!" used in a social media post a real photo? No, that's not true: There is an early version of the image that proves that the woman in question did not have "Not A Dude!" on her swimsuit. Versions of the picture without the message have been…

    • Jan 11, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Image Of Woman With Swimsuit Reading 'Not A Dude!' Is NOT Authentic Edited Photo
  • Fact Check: Lia Thomas Did NOT Say She Would Swim With A Men's Team -- Claim Is From Satire Site

    Fact Check

    Did Lia Thomas decide to swim with a men's team after facing "extreme criticism" for transitioning and swimming with female teams? No, that's not true: This claim about the transgender woman swimmer comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular topics. The site says in its About section that it brings "the freshest fake…

    • Dec 15, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Lia Thomas Did NOT Say She Would Swim With A Men's Team -- Claim Is From Satire Site Satire Site
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