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Sports fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about sports. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

1,766 published reviews in this topic

SBT NewsSports

Lei Rouanet bate recorde em 2023

Publisher’s rating: CONTEXTUALIZANDO

The review says that about R$16 billion in projects were approved for fundraising through the Lei Rouanet in 2023, but the amount actually raised was R$2.3 billion. It explains that approval authorizes projects to seek sponsorship; it does not mean the full approved amount was raised or spent.

youturnSports

Cristiano Ronaldo >>>>> Messi

Publisher’s rating: fake

Related reporting contrasts Ronaldo’s and Messi’s careers but does not settle which player is better. One article describes Ronaldo’s greatness as driven by “repetition, hunger, punishment, and reinvention” and notes that Messi won the 2022 World Cup; these details alone do not prove the claim.

日本ファクトチェックセンターSports

朝鮮学校の京都国際高校に高野連が出場資格を与えた

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

Kyoto International High School was approved as a school under Article 1 of Japan’s School Education Act in 2004, rather than merely receiving special eligibility from the High School Baseball Federation. The review also notes that the federation’s rules allow certain miscellaneous schools to join.

dpaSports

Cette photo montre la championne du monde de natation féminine.

Publisher’s rating: La photo de Lia Thomas a été altérée pour mettre en évidence des organes génitaux masculins. De plus, Lia Thomas n'est pas championne du monde de natation féminine. Elle n'est pas autorisée à participer aux compétitions internationales féminines en élite.