Did a new "Christian men's gym" in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have "lust-free workouts" have three men caught "violating Leviticus in the locker room" just six days after opening? No, that's not true: The claim appeared from an X account that is labeled "halfway true comedy and satire." Lead Stories found no credible news reports of a Christian men's gym having an incident in the locker room six days after opening.
The claim appeared in an Aug. 3, 2026, post on Facebook account @RyanLedgerwood (archived here). It said:
BREAKING NEWS: A brand new 'Christian men's gym' in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have 'lust-free workouts' lasted just 6 days before three men were caught 'violating Leviticus in the locker room.'
This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @RyanLedgerwood on Facebook.)
The original claim was posted on X account @TheHalfwayPost (archived here), whose bio states it is "Halfway true comedy and satire for your doomscrolling by @DashMacIntyre. I don't report the facts, I improve them." This screenshot shows the bio:
(Image source: account @TheHalfwayPost on X.)
Here is a screenshot of the Aug. 3, 2026, post by @TheHalfwayPost (archived here):
(Image source: post by @TheHalfwayPost on X.)
Had a "Christian men's gym" had such an incident of three men "violating Leviticus" in the locker room, it would have been reported in the news. Lead Stories searched Google News (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) and did not find any credible news reports about such an incident.
