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Fact CrescendoSports

កីឡា​វាយ​កូន​បាល់​លើ​តុ ឬ​ប៉េងប៉ុង មាន​តែ​ចិន​ទេ​ដែល​ខ្លាំង ប៉ុន្តែ … នេះ​ជា​ក្រុម​របស់​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​ដែល​យក​ឈ្នះ​ចិន​ដណ្ដើម​មេដាយ​មាស …

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

Fact Crescendo reports that the U.S. women’s table tennis team won no medals and was eliminated after losing to Germany on August 6, 2024. It says the U.S. team did not face China; China advanced to the gold-medal final against Japan, scheduled for August 10.

Folha de S.PauloSports

Post em vídeo afirma que a ginasta olímpica Rebeca Andrade utilizou “música bolsonarista” como trilha sonora de apresentação em Paris. “Ao som de música bolsonarista Rebeca Andrade leva prata” e “Imagina Globo transmitindo isso” aparecem na legenda, enquanto a responsável pela publicação fala sobre a transmissão dos jogos pela TV Globo e pela CazéTv.

Publisher’s rating: Enganoso

The review says Andrade’s Paris floor routine used a medley of “Baile de Favela,” “Movimento da Sanfoninha” and “End of Time,” and that none of those songs is associated with Bolsonaro or the far right. It also says the video’s performance footage is from her individual all-around event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and that the parody supporting the political claim is not heard in the clip.

Factcrescendo ThailandSports

Imane Khelif เป็นเพศชายโดยกำเนิดและไม่มีคุณสมบัติในการลงแข่งขันมวยสากลหญิงในโอลิมปิกเกมส์ที่ปารีส

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the claim that Imane Khelif was male at birth and ineligible for the Paris women’s boxing event was false. It describes Khelif as a woman with a difference in sex development (DSD) and says the IOC confirmed her eligibility under its rules. The review also notes that the IBA disqualified her in 2023, a decision the IOC criticized.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaSports

Imane Khelif is Biologically Male !!

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the claim that Khelif is biologically male and ineligible to compete in women’s boxing at the Paris Games is not true. It reports that the IOC confirmed her eligibility and describes her as having a difference in sex development, distinct from being transgender.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaSports

A Man Shooting Backwards Is From the 2024 Paris Olympics!(Image)

Publisher’s rating: Altered

The review found that the image was altered: it combines a background from the actual Olympic shooting competition with a comedian’s image taken from a Thai television show. It says the “Paris Olympics 2024” background text was added through Photoshop.