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  • Fact Check: Torchlight Gathering In France Was NOT Olympics-Related -- Annual Feast of The Assumption In Lourdes

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    Does a video circulating on social media show thousands of Christians in France gathered to pray after the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony purportedly mocked Jesus? No, that's not true: The video shows people gathered in Rosary Square in Lourdes, France, on August 14, 2022 -- the eve of the annual Feast of the Assumption. This video does not show…

    • Jul 29, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Torchlight Gathering In France Was NOT Olympics-Related -- Annual Feast of The Assumption In Lourdes  2022 Video
  • Fact Check: Power Outages In Paris Day After Olympics Opening Ceremony Were Small

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    Did massive power outages occur in Paris on July 27, 2024, the day after the Olympics opening ceremony? No, that's not true: The energy company responsible for the power outages said power was restored within 10 minutes and that 85,000 residential clients were affected, while the Paris metropolitan area has a population of 11 million. The power cuts were not…

    • Jul 29, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Power Outages In Paris Day After Olympics Opening Ceremony Were Small Not Massive
  • Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Israeli Swimmers Spelling Out 'Bring Them Home Now' At 2024 Olympics -- It Predates Games

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    Does a picture going viral on social media show Israeli swimmers making the phrase "Bring them home now" with their bodies during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics? No, that's not true: The photo was taken in 2023 and posted to social media at that time. Also, it was taken at a pool in Israel, more than 2,600 miles from the…

    • Jul 29, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Israeli Swimmers Spelling Out 'Bring Them Home Now' At 2024 Olympics -- It Predates Games Not Olympics
  • Fact Check: Nikki Hiltz Is NOT Biological Man -- Identifies As They/Them And Was Assigned Female At Birth

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    Is Nikki Hiltz a biological man as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: Hiltz was assigned female at birth. Hiltz has openly identified as transgender and nonbinary, opting for they/them gender pronouns, since 2021. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on X, formerly known as Twitter, on July 2, 2024. Above an image of Hiltz…

    • Jul 3, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Nikki Hiltz Is NOT Biological Man -- Identifies As They/Them And Was Assigned Female At Birth They Were AFAB
  • 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: Team USA Did NOT Lose $60 Million In Endorsements After Caitlin Clark 'Snub' -- Claim From Satire Site

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    Did Team USA lose $60 million in endorsements after Caitlin Clark was not placed on the 2024 USA Basketball Women's Olympic Team? No, that's not true: the Indiana Fever WNBA player is indeed not on the team but the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee told Lead Stories that the claim about losing endorsements is "not true." A representative of…

    • Jun 21, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Team USA Did NOT Lose $60 Million In Endorsements After Caitlin Clark 'Snub' -- Claim From Satire Site Satire Account
  • Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Issue Warning To US Citizens To Avoid Paris Metro During Summer Olympics

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    Did the CIA issue a warning to U.S. citizens to avoid using the Paris Metro during the 2024 Summer Olympics? No, that's not true: No official statements or credible sources confirm such a warning as of June 18, 2024. Additionally, warnings and travel advisories are typically issued by the U.S. State Department, not the CIA. The claim appeared in a…

    • Jun 18, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Issue Warning To US Citizens To Avoid Paris Metro During Summer Olympics No Warning
  • Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Replace Brittney Griner On The USA Women's Olympic Basketball Team -- It's A Satire Post

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    Did Caitlin Clark replace Brittney Griner on the Team USA women's Olympic basketball team due to rule-breaking by Griner? No, that is not true: The website the claim originated from is self-described as satirical and says on its "About Us" page that its content is "the freshest fake news." As of publication date, rookie sensation Clark had not been offered…

    • Jun 17, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Replace Brittney Griner On The USA Women's Olympic Basketball Team -- It's A Satire Post Satire Site
  • 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: 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
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