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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NCAA Did NOT Revoke Swimmer Lia Thomas’ National Championship — Story Is From A Satirical Site
Did the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) strip former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas of her NCAA National Championship record and refer her case to the Indiana state attorney for "possible fraud charges"? No
AllSides→ No, NCAA Didn’t Strip Lia Thomas of National Championship After Test Results
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ncaa-strip-lia-thomas-national-championship/ Claim: The NCAA stripped
AllSides→ No, NCAA Didn’t Strip Lia Thomas of National Championship After Test Results
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ncaa-strip-lia-thomas-national-championship/ Claim: The NCAA stripped
Snopes→ Jayhawks Rally, Rock North Carolina 72-69 to Win NCAA Title
What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas.
Snopes→ Lawmakers Rip Emmert, Demand More Progress on NCAA Equity
Lawmakers have sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert accusing the organization of making “inadequate progress” in addressing "historically disparate" treatment of male and female athletes.
Snopes→ NCAA Adopts New Policy for Transgender Athletes
The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.
Snopes→ NCAA Clears Way for Athlete Compensation As State Laws Loom
The NCAA Board of Directors approved one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Sides with Ex-Athletes in NCAA Compensation Case
The ruling will help determine whether schools decide to offer athletes tens of thousands of dollars in those benefits for things including tutoring, study abroad and internships.
The Dispatch→ When the NCAA Met the Supreme Court…
As the Houston Cougars and Baylor Bears prepare for their Final Four faceoff this Saturday, our podcast hosts break down Wednesday’s Supreme Court arguments for National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, a case that will determ
Snopes→ NCAA Inequity Raised in Women’s Basketball Weight Training Facilities
The teams had barely landed in Texas when complaints of inequity between the women’s and men’s tournaments roared over social media posts noting the women’s weight training facilities in San Antonio were severely lacking compared to what the men
Snopes→ NCAA Expands Ban, Joins SEC in Targeting Confederate Flag
The NCAA expanded its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its sponsored events, one day after the SEC made a similar declaration aimed at the Mississippi state flag.
Snopes→ March Madness: Conferences Scrap Tourneys; NCAAs in Doubt
Within minutes of each other, the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern conferences announced that the remainder of their tournaments would not be played.
Snopes→ Virus Outbreak Will Empty NCAA Tournament Arenas
College basketball's March Madness will be played in largely empty arenas in an effort to slow the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA announced, a move that threatens to drain the signature school spirit from one of the biggest events on the sports calendar.
Snopes→ NCAA Board Approves Athlete Compensation for Image, Likeness
The board asked each of the NCAA’s three divisions to create the necessary new rules beginning immediately and have them in place no later than January 2021.
Snopes→ AP Source: Kansas Basketball, Football Receive Notice of Allegations from NCAA
A person familiar with the situation says the University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that alleges significant violations within its storied men's basketball program.
Snopes→ Man Picks Perfect NCAA Tourney Bracket Heading into Sweet 16
The NCAA says the odds of a perfect bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion.
ABC News→ Correction: NCAA-Limited Immunity story
Correction: NCAA-Limited Immunity story
ABC News→ NCAA use of limited immunity in the spotlight at Ole Miss
NCAA use of limited immunity in the spotlight at Ole Miss
Snopes→ NCAA Reverses Stance on North Carolina Events After ‘Bathroom Bill’ Replacement Passed
Activist groups criticized a "compromise" bill enacted in March 2017 as "a seal of approval on state-sanctioned discrimination."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: International Olympic Committee Did NOT Issue Lifetime Ban For Lia Thomas — Story Is From A Satirical Site
Did the International Olympic Committee issue a lifetime ban against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website, The Dunning-Kruger Times. There is no evidence the Committee has ruled that
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Lia Thomas was not stripped of her title. This claim comes from a satire site.
“NCAA strips Lia Thomas of National Championship After ‘Unfavorable’ Test Results.”
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim Targets Bud Light Partnership with Transgender Influencer
Quick Take Bud Light partnered with a transgender social media influencer for a promotion during the NCAA March Madness tournament. Social media users responded with the false claim that the CEO of the company had resigned following a conservative
The Dispatch→ Transgender Athletes and Title IX
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas swims the 100 Freestyle prelims at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)The Biden admi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Manhattan DA Arrested — Video Just Shows Alvin Bragg Leaving His Office
Does this video show Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, arrested? No, that's not true: Video used in a claim is from The Associated Press (AP) and in reality the AP caption is, "Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg seen leaving office" on
The Dispatch→ Deplorable
Former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Shane Bevel/NCAA Photos/Getty Images)Donald Trump is calling for protests once again.Continue reading Deplorable »
The Dispatch→ Alaskan Oil and National Politics
An oil pipeline in Alaska. (Photo by: Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics via Getty Images)Plus: The TMD NCAA tournament pool is back!Continue reading Alaskan Oil and National Politics »
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Nikola Tesla Say ‘When You Understand That Every Opinion Is a Vision Full of Personal History …’
On February 16 2023, a metaphysics-focused Facebook page attributed a quote (“When you understand that every opinion is a vision full of personal history … you will begin to understand that every judgment is a confession”) to invento
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That No Athletes Assigned Female At Birth Transitioned, Tried To Compete In Men’s Sports
Is it true that there are no athletes who were assigned female at birth, transitioned and tried to compete in men's sports? No, that's not true: Although transgender female athletes such as swimmer Lia Thomas have received attention for t
Poynter→ Viral photo does not show opponents protesting transgender swimmer Lia Thomas
When University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle event at the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming Championship, she made history as the first known transgender […] The post Viral photo does not show op
Snopes→ Was Reka Gyorgy Banned by Twitter for Criticizing Lia Thomas?
A number of misleading and false claims were circulated after Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship.
FactCheck.org→ Article Makes Unfounded Claims Linking Athletes’ Injuries, Deaths to Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Many U.S. athletes have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without any adverse effects. But a conservative outlet has cited a list of supposedly vaccine-injured athletes to claim “there may be something wrong with the vaccine.” There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Humanity Is NOT Being Held Hostage By New World Order Using COVID-19 Vaccines — Video Is Long List of Disproven Claims
Is humanity being held hostage by a new world order pushing COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The video in this Facebook post recycles previously debunked claims about COVID and plays into the rhetoric of an elaborate QAnon story of
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Denzel Washington Say ‘Your Own Family’ Will Discredit You When You’re ‘Breaking Generational Curses’?
On July 28 2021, a Facebook page shared the following meme, which purportedly contained a Denzel Washington quote about “your own family,” who will “talk shit about you” when you’re “breaking all their generational c
Poynter→ Despite popular misconception, Supreme Court 9-0 rulings aren’t that rare
In one of the final decisions of its current term, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the National Collegiate Athletic Association in a closely watched case, concluding that the NCAA could not prevent certain payments to college athletes, thus
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week Georgia Was on Our Minds. Again.
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The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Understanding Georgia’s New Elections Law
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The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Full Week of Spring
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disneyland Did NOT Announce A ‘No Screaming On Theme Park Rides’ Policy
Did Disneyland announce that there will be a new "no scream" policy on theme park rides and that the park would be enforcing this policy? No, that's not true: While there were recommendations that were published by the California Attracti
Truth or Fiction?→ What Is a Short Ladder Attack?
During viral interest in the GameStop short squeeze, claims that a “short ladder attack” was driving drops in the price of “meme stocks” like $GME and $AMC became popular on Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter — which in turn