Fact Check: NO Evidence Officials Ordered A DNA Test To Determine Male Or Female Prison For Brittany Griner

Was a DNA test ordered to "determine male or female prison" professional basketball player Brittany Griner would be placed in while imprisoned in Russia? No, that's not true: There have been no reports in any reputable media that a DNA test was ordered for Griner at any time since she has been in Russia. There is no corroboration of the implied claim that Russian prison officials question the basketball player's sex. At the time of writing, the latest information about Griner's trial was that on August 4, 2022, she was sentenced to serve nine years in prison for drug possession.