Latest Fact-checks in Sports 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.” Instagram posts stated on May 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: “After California taxes, Trey Lance's $34.1M rookie deal becomes just $16M." Viral image stated on May 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Due to the Colonial Pipeline issue causing a fuel shortage on the east coast, NASCAR has decided to postpone this weekend’s Dover race.” Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem. Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Former Las Vegas Raiders offensive tackle Bruce Campbell involved in altercation.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a post: Says “Fallon (Fox), a transgender MMA fighter, has now broken 2 female opponents’ skulls,” and shows a photo of Fox alongside an MMA fighter with a severely bloodied face. Aubrey Huff stated on March 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.” Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend. Viral image stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual." Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a post: Says Joe Biden has “allowed males to compete in girls’ sports.”
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.” Instagram posts stated on May 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: “After California taxes, Trey Lance's $34.1M rookie deal becomes just $16M." Viral image stated on May 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Due to the Colonial Pipeline issue causing a fuel shortage on the east coast, NASCAR has decided to postpone this weekend’s Dover race.” Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem. Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Former Las Vegas Raiders offensive tackle Bruce Campbell involved in altercation.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a post: Says “Fallon (Fox), a transgender MMA fighter, has now broken 2 female opponents’ skulls,” and shows a photo of Fox alongside an MMA fighter with a severely bloodied face. Aubrey Huff stated on March 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.” Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend. Viral image stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual." Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a post: Says Joe Biden has “allowed males to compete in girls’ sports.”
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.”
Instagram posts stated on May 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: “After California taxes, Trey Lance's $34.1M rookie deal becomes just $16M."
Viral image stated on May 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Due to the Colonial Pipeline issue causing a fuel shortage on the east coast, NASCAR has decided to postpone this weekend’s Dover race.”
Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Former Las Vegas Raiders offensive tackle Bruce Campbell involved in altercation.”
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a post: Says “Fallon (Fox), a transgender MMA fighter, has now broken 2 female opponents’ skulls,” and shows a photo of Fox alongside an MMA fighter with a severely bloodied face.
Aubrey Huff stated on March 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.”
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.
Viral image stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl.
Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual."
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a post: Says Joe Biden has “allowed males to compete in girls’ sports.”