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PolitiFactSports
Quotes Tom Brady as saying, “If anyone on my team kneels, I quit.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactSports
Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said we should go back to a time when “women had more babies than thoughts.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
“Breaking: Kansas City Chiefs refuse to host a Pride Night, ‘It’s woke agenda’”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
NFL player “stood alone" while his whole team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, “a real American patriot!”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
Elizabeth WarrenSports
"The @USWNT is #1 in the world & contributes higher revenues for @USSoccer than the men’s team, but they’re still paid a fraction of what the men earn"
Publisher’s rating: Best we can tell
PolitiFactSports
Sen. Jon Tester “voted to let men compete against our girls in their sports.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
“Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
“Elon Musk backs Caitlin Clark, offers $10 million endorsement.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
“Caitlin Clark rejects $400 million deal from Nike” saying “not with that Kaepernick clown.’”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
Says John Elway told NFL players “Kneel on my field and you’re fired on the spot.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactSports
"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
Damar Hamlin wasn’t at the Buffalo Bills' playoff game.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
FactCheck.orgSports
"Lia Thomas to Swim With A Men's Team After Extreme Criticism."
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
“Italian football agent Mino Raiola has died after suffering from an illness.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactSports
Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.
Publisher’s rating: Half True
PolitiFactSports
The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.”
Publisher’s rating: False