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No, Sweden Did Not Declare Sex a Sport

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 5, 2023 The claim was related to the promotion of a so-called “European Sex Championship,” in which each ...
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Satire: NCAA Strips Lia Thomas Of National Championship After Unfavorable Test Results

No, NCAA Didn't Strip Lia Thomas of National Championship After Test Results

Written by:
David Emery
May 13, 2023 The source of this false claim, a website called The Dunning-Kruger Times, stipulates that "Ever ...
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A claim that Michael Jordan has turned down a Disney ad campaign is labeled satire.

Did Michael Jordan Turn Down $120M Ad Deal with Disney?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Apr 10, 2023 Misleading social media posts claimed the basketball legend turned down an offer "to be the new ...
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A false rumor said that Patrick Mahomes tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs PEDs after the Super Bowl.

No, Patrick Mahomes Did Not Test Positive for Drugs After Super Bowl Victory

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb 13, 2023 A tweet from an apparent satire account spread across the internet like wildfire on the day afte ...
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Did Rihanna Wear a 'Satanic' Pentagram During Her Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb 13, 2023 Last we checked, a pentagram was a five-pointed star.
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Did Florida HS Athletics Association Recommend Requiring Student Athletes To Submit Menstrual Info?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 26, 2023 Abortion rights advocates worry that students' reproductive privacy is at risk.
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Did Aaron Rodgers See a ‘Hat Man’ Holding a Dead Rabbit While on Ayahuasca?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 18, 2023 The athlete has talked about having ayahuasca (a plant-based psychedelic) before.
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Why Does a 1966 Astros Baseball Program Show a Cub Drinking LSD?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 7, 2021 Do not attribute to baseball feuds what can be explained by drugs.
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Did Lil Wayne Tweet He Would 'Piss' in Mark Cuban's Mouth?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 18, 2022 Well, that escalated quickly.
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Are players whose pictures grace 'Madden NFL' video games doomed by a curse?

'The Madden Curse': Are NFL Cover Players Doomed to Injury or Obscurity?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 27, 2006 “Bad luck” happens to just about everyone sooner or later, but we only take especial note of it ...
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Rumor: Golf courses have 18 holes because 18 shots makes up a bottle of scotch.

Why Do Golf Courses Have 18 Holes?

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Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Nov 20, 2002 As one rumor goes, golfers established the number because a standard bottle of Scotch contains 1 ...
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Did Turkish Football Fans Chant Putin 'Looks Like a Dick'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 25, 2022 This wasn't the first time anti-Putin chants rained down from the rafters.
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Djokovic’s Father Says Son Is 'Not in Detention, He’s in Prison'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 7, 2022 The vaccine sceptic tennis star was turned away from the Australian border after failing to meet ...
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Person, Human, Field

Was Brazilian Footballer Arrested for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Kicking Referee in Head?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Oct 7, 2021 "He punched me in the face, I fell to the ground, got kicked, and passed out," the ref told a lo ...
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Did Tim Tebow Write Apocalyptic Facebook Post About 'Cashless Society'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 15, 2021 The former Denver Broncos quarterback became a household name in the 2010s as an outspoken conse ...
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The claim is that the Grateful Dead funded Lithuania's basketball team at the 1992 Olympics and provided the players with tie-dyed jerseys.

Did the Grateful Dead Fund Lithuania's Olympic Basketball Team?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 7, 2021 Just keep dribblin' on.
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Why Did Simone Biles Withdraw From the Olympics Gymnastics Team Final?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jul 26, 2021 Discrepancies emerged, on July 27, 2021, over the exact reason or reasons for the star gymnast's ...
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About That Amazing Ball Girl Catch Video

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 23, 2008 This video has been "amazing" viewers for more than a decade.
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We looked into rumors that the International Olympic Committee banned "Black Lives Matter" apparel at the 20 Olympic Games.

Is BLM Apparel Banned at Tokyo Olympics?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 20, 2021 Political expression has been prohibited at the Olympic Games for decades.
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Do These Transphobic Posts Show a Transgender College Basketball Player?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb 24, 2021 The posts are both out of date and out of context.
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