The Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Was NOT ‘Released’ From ‘OL Reign’ Or Olympic Team And Did NOT Lose ‘$25M Broadcasting Deal’
Was Megan Rapinoe, a renowned U.S. women's soccer player, fired from the Seattle "OL Reign" team and the U.S. Olympic team, and did she also lose a multi-million TV deal as a result of missing a penalty kick during the Women's World Cup s
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El Titanic se hundió en 1912, no es cierto que fue cambiado por otro crucero llamado el Olympic
“El Titanic no se hundió en 1912 sino que fue el Olympic, otro transatlántico casi idéntico el que se hundió”.
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
Full Fact→ Retained EU Law Bill won’t end the right to watch the Olympics for free
In PMQs, Labour MP Stella Creasy claimed the Retained EU Law Bill would ‘abolish’ the right to watch the Olympics for free. This isn’t correct.
Logically→ The Indian football team played barefoot in the 1948 London Olympics due to the government’s lack of financial support.
The football team did play barefoot in the 1948 Olympics because they preferred it, not because of a lack of government aid.
Snopes→ Jim Thorpe Reinstated As Sole Winner for 1912 Olympic Golds
Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals.
Snopes→ UK Olympic Great Mo Farah Says He Was Trafficked As a Child
Olympic great Mo Farah -- the winner of four gold medals and one of Britain’s greatest and best-loved athletes -- has been carrying a secret burden all these years.
Snopes→ Figure Skating Minimum Age Rises to 17 Before 2026 Olympics
No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year's Beijing Games.
Snopes→ Olympic Champ Jepchirchir Wins 50th Women’s Boston Marathon
The race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukrainian boxing star auctioned Olympic gold medal in 2012, long before Russia’s war in Ukraine
“Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Joe Biden is not holding a medical device in photo tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics
Joe Biden was holding a medical device in a photo he tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Logically→ The 2022 Beijing Olympics will introduce a New World Order.
An image of a fireworks display during the closing ceremony was taken out of context. The Beijing Olympics did not introduce a "new world order."
Snopes→ Beijing’s Olympics Close, Ending Safe but Odd Global Moment
The terrarium of a Winter Games that has been Beijing 2022 came to its end.
Snopes→ No, the 2022 Olympics Aren’t Taking Place at Chernobyl
These photographs are real, but this isn't the site of a nuclear power plant, much less that of the Chernobyl disaster.
Snopes→ How China Got Blue Skies in Time for Olympics
The blue skies greeting Olympic athletes here this month are a stark change from just a decade ago when the city’s choking air pollution was dubbed an “Airpocalypse” and blamed for scaring off tourists.
Snopes→ Peng Shuai Emerges at Olympics, Gives Controlled Interview
Nothing to see here, move on.
Snopes→ China’s Pandemic Olympics Begins, with Lockdown and Boycotts
Beijing became the first city to host both winter and summer Games.
Snopes→ Shuster to Become 1st Curler to Carry US Flag at Olympics
Before he throws a stone at the Beijing Games, John Shuster will become the first curler to carry the American flag in an Olympic opening ceremony.
Snopes→ Ralph Lauren Unveils Team USA’s Opening Olympic Uniforms
Team USA's opening ceremony uniforms for the Beijing Olympics include some sneaky new warming technology.
Snopes→ NHL Announces Players Won’t Be Allowed to Go to Olympics
A rash of positive COVID-19 test results caused several teams to shut down and the list of postponed games ballooned to 50.
Snopes→ NHL Reaches Agreement to Send Players to Olympics in Beijing
The NHL is set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials, though the league and players have the opportunity to withdraw if pandemic circumstances warrant.
Snopes→ Paralympics Open in Empty Stadium — Just Like Olympics
The Paralympics are being held without fans, although organizers are planning to let some school children attend, going against the advice of much of the medical community.
Snopes→ Japan Has Its Best Olympic Medal Haul: 27 Gold, 58 Overall
Home countries always get a medal bump, usually by investing more time and money than they would ordinarily. With no fans, some of that home-field advantage was lost.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Japan’s Olympic Medals Made From Recycled Electronics?
On August 6 2021, an Imgur account shared the following image, which purportedly showed Japan’s 2021 Olympic medals, fashioned from recycled laptops and phones: Titled “Congrats on winning, here is some e-waste,” text above an image
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old photo shows Laurel Hubbard winning gold, but not at the Olympics
Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics.
Snopes→ 2 Coaches Removed from Tokyo Olympics in Belarus Case
“The two coaches were requested to leave the Olympic Village immediately and have done so,” the IOC said.
Snopes→ Why Do Olympic Athletes Wear Tape on Their Bodies?
The colorful tape adorning various parts of athletes’ bodies have been a mainstay of the Olympics over the last few decades.
Snopes→ Native Hawaiians ‘Reclaim’ Surfing with Moore’s Olympic Gold
Carissa Moore wore a white and yellow plumeria pinned next to her ear for her victory-lap interviews after making history as the first Olympic gold medalist at surfing’s historic debut.
Snopes→ Why Designing an Olympic Logo Is So Difficult
The history of Olympic logos shows it’s not easy to strike the tricky balance between capturing the spirit of the Games and that of the host city.
Snopes→ Belarus Olympic Runner Who Feared Going Home Lands in Poland
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on a humanitarian visa.
The Dispatch→ Did a Man Win Gold in the Olympic Women’s Weightlifting Competition?
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Snopes→ Belarus Olympic Sprinter Arrives in Vienna Amid Safety Fears
The officials “made it clear that, upon return home, I would definitely face some form of punishment,” sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told the AP.
Snopes→ Springsteen Makes Olympic Debut, Falls Short in Qualifier
Jessica Springsteen had no luck going solo in Tokyo.
Snopes→ This ‘1908’ Olympics Video Features at Least 1 Clip from 1906
The 1908 Summer Olympics were held in London.
Snopes→ Simone Biles Returns to Olympic Competition, Wins Bronze on Beam
The bronze — matching the one she captured in Rio de Janeiro five years ago — moved Simone Biles into a tie with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals by an American gymnast.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence that Olympics barred gymnast Simone Biles from using a medication
"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
Snopes→ Some Say Paris 2024 Olympics Logo Looks Like ‘Karen’
It's supposed to be Marianne, the embodiment of the French Republic.
Snopes→ Are Tokyo Olympic Medals Made from Recycled Phones?
It would mark an Olympic first.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics didn’t predict the pandemic
The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.