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Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post:

The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.

By Sara Swann• January 14, 2025

Facebook posts stated on August 02, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Says Simone Biles “announces retirement” and “reveals she is ‘expecting a baby.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 5, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Japan has banned all (Black Lives Matter) apparel from the Olympics. No one can kneel or raise fists during the anthems either."

By Andy Nguyen• June 28, 2021

Tommy Tuberville stated on February 22, 2024 in at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference:

The Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”

By Grace Abels• March 1, 2024

X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet:

Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”

By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2022

Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2024 in a post:

"Samsung drops out of $1 billion advertising campaign with Olympics."

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 2, 2024

X posts stated on July 17, 2021 in a tweet:

Olympic Village has cardboard beds “to prevent Olympians from having sex, and thus risk spreading (COVID-19).”

By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• July 19, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics.

By Madison Czopek• July 26, 2021

Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in a video shown on cable news shows:

Says Romney had the uniforms for the 2002 Winter Olympic games made in Burma.

By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2012

Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."

By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Israeli swimmers protesting Olympic rules by spelling out “bring them home.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2024

Facebook posts stated on November 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk decides to withdraw support” for World Boxing Organization unless Imane Khelif’s “medal and $25 million bonus are revoked.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 5, 2024

Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality."

By Steve Contorno• January 19, 2014

Threads posts stated on June 23, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Brittney Griner asked Angel Reese instead of Caitlin Clark to compete in the 3x3 Olympics.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 25, 2024

Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2021

Instagram posts stated on June 20, 2022 in an Instagram post:

According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest."

By Samantha Putterman• June 23, 2022

Scott Rigell stated on August 09, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"At $587 apiece, USA would need to bring home about 33.1 BILLION gold medals to pay off our national debt."

By Sean Gorman• August 19, 2016

Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2024 in a post:

“Olympic boxer Imane Khelif fails gender test, stripped of all titles, lifetime ban and $25 million prize money revoked!”

By Grace Abels• September 30, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“The US Women's team has made it clear that they will resign immediately if the Olympic Committee allows Lia Thomas to try out.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 7, 2024

X posts stated on February 19, 2014 in posts on Twitter.:

A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.

By Aaron Sharockman• February 19, 2014

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