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Search results for "Victor Wembanyama becomes the youngest player in NBA history to win Defensive Player of the Year"

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Fact-checks (20178)

Peter Feigin stated on January 06, 2015 in a speech:
The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."
By James B. Nelson• January 9, 2015
Bloggers stated on April 05, 2020 in a fake news article:
Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.”
By Daniel Funke• April 6, 2020
Marshall Faulk stated on January 28, 2014 in comments on the NFL Network:
Quarterbacks "won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time."
By Katie Sanders• January 30, 2014
John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview:
"We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."
By John Kruzel• February 1, 2018
Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2020
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
Arian Foster stated on March 19, 2014 in a tweet:
The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy."
By Jon Greenberg• April 1, 2014
Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
By Andy Nguyen• May 3, 2021
Instagram posts stated on January 12, 2023 in a post:
Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV "because Fauci’s gain of function study used a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine."
By Gabrielle Settles• January 13, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says former NBA player Rick Fox was also on board with Kobe Bryant
By Samantha Putterman• January 27, 2020
John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview:
“There’s 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 professional athletes dead, professional athletes, the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court."
By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2022
Scott Neitzel stated on May 12, 2019 in a TV interview:
The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."
By D.L. Davis• May 22, 2019
Mark Warner stated on April 09, 2019 in a TV interview.:
Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…"  
By Warren Fiske• April 16, 2019
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Steph Curry decided to split with Nike because the company wouldn’t allow him to write Bible scriptures in his shoes.  
By Samantha Putterman• November 18, 2019
Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America."
By Andy Nguyen• September 13, 2022
Threads posts stated on June 19, 2024 in a post:
“Caitlin Clark has officially joined the Canadian women's Olympic team.”
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike":
"The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
By Aaron Sharockman• January 30, 2014
X posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a post:
Michael Jordan endorsed Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.
By Sara Swann• November 4, 2024
Bob Donovan stated on May 23, 2018 in a news release:
"Since 2015, the City of Milwaukee has spent more than $22 million on settlements with litigants accusing police of misconduct."  
By Tom Kertscher• May 24, 2018
Scott Turner stated on January 08, 2014 in a speech:
"I started the whole year" as a senior on the University of Illinois football team and "led the team in interceptions and tackles from defensive back."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 15, 2014

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Examining Scott Walker's 'cheaper to keep them' slogan

By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2015

NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation

By Bill McCarthy• August 5, 2020

How should top-tier sports be handling the coronavirus?

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2021

In Context: Joe Biden’s ‘Negro’ reference to baseball player Satchel Paige

By Tom Kertscher• November 12, 2021

Huckabee and the pudgy military

By Josh Korr• September 19, 2007

How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2020

Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare

By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021

PunditFact's fact or fiction guide to the Super Bowl

By Aaron Sharockman• February 2, 2014

Super Bowl facts, falsehoods

By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 1, 2014

Who the sports pundits picked to win the Super Bowl

By Aaron Sharockman• February 2, 2014

In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women's hockey team to the State of the Union?

By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2026

In Context: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comparing national anthem to songs of slavery

By Tom Kertscher• August 15, 2018

A short history of the national anthem, protests and the NFL

By Louis Jacobson• September 25, 2017

Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men?

By Sophie Austin, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2019

PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

By Bill Adair• April 24, 2012

PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

By Bill Adair• April 24, 2012

Amid anthem protests, checking if 'NFL family' is diverse

By Tom Kertscher• September 28, 2017

Obama's stretch on ethics reform

By Adriel Bettelheim• April 14, 2008

Photo of Covington students in black paint at a basketball game goes viral. Here's what we know

By Samantha Putterman• January 25, 2019