Latest Fact-checks in Sports Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Italian football agent Mino Raiola has died after suffering from an illness.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas. X posts stated on March 20, 2022 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.” John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in 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." Aaron Rodgers stated on January 21, 2022 in an interview: The CDC said that 75% of COVID-19 deaths have involved people with at least four comorbidities. Viral image stated on January 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: Four players have dropped out of the Australian Open with “chest pains.” Viral image stated on January 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Tim Tebow used to “kneel in prayer and the NFL complained.” X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.” Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Aaron Rodgers stated on November 5, 2021 in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show: "This idea that it's the pandemic of the unvaccinated, it's just a total lie." Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president. Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports. Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on July 25, 2021 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics. Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment. Viral image stated on July 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics. Facebook posts stated on July 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. Viral image stated on July 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Rebecca Washington is set to replace Sha’Carri Richardson on the U.S. Olympic team.” Peter Feigin stated on June 23, 2021 in Twitter: Says people are moving to Milwaukee “in record numbers” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Mike Tyson wearing a T-shirt with an anti-vaccine message. Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Japan has banned all (Black Lives Matter) apparel from the Olympics. No one can kneel or raise fists during the anthems either." Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game. Viral image stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”
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Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Italian football agent Mino Raiola has died after suffering from an illness.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas. X posts stated on March 20, 2022 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.” John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in 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." Aaron Rodgers stated on January 21, 2022 in an interview: The CDC said that 75% of COVID-19 deaths have involved people with at least four comorbidities. Viral image stated on January 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: Four players have dropped out of the Australian Open with “chest pains.” Viral image stated on January 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Tim Tebow used to “kneel in prayer and the NFL complained.” X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.” Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Aaron Rodgers stated on November 5, 2021 in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show: "This idea that it's the pandemic of the unvaccinated, it's just a total lie." Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president. Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports. Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on July 25, 2021 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics. Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment. Viral image stated on July 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics. Facebook posts stated on July 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. Viral image stated on July 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Rebecca Washington is set to replace Sha’Carri Richardson on the U.S. Olympic team.” Peter Feigin stated on June 23, 2021 in Twitter: Says people are moving to Milwaukee “in record numbers” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Mike Tyson wearing a T-shirt with an anti-vaccine message. Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Japan has banned all (Black Lives Matter) apparel from the Olympics. No one can kneel or raise fists during the anthems either." Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game. Viral image stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”
Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Italian football agent Mino Raiola has died after suffering from an illness.”
Viral image stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas.
X posts stated on March 20, 2022 in 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.”
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”
John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in 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."
Aaron Rodgers stated on January 21, 2022 in an interview: The CDC said that 75% of COVID-19 deaths have involved people with at least four comorbidities.
Viral image stated on January 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: Four players have dropped out of the Australian Open with “chest pains.”
Viral image stated on January 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Tim Tebow used to “kneel in prayer and the NFL complained.”
X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport.
Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines
Aaron Rodgers stated on November 5, 2021 in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show: "This idea that it's the pandemic of the unvaccinated, it's just a total lie."
Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports.
Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics.
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in 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.”
Viral image stated on July 25, 2021 in 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.”
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics.
Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.”
Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment.
Viral image stated on July 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics.
Facebook posts stated on July 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem.
Viral image stated on July 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Rebecca Washington is set to replace Sha’Carri Richardson on the U.S. Olympic team.”
Peter Feigin stated on June 23, 2021 in Twitter: Says people are moving to Milwaukee “in record numbers”
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Mike Tyson wearing a T-shirt with an anti-vaccine message.
Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Japan has banned all (Black Lives Matter) apparel from the Olympics. No one can kneel or raise fists during the anthems either."
Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game.
Viral image stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”
