“2022 Olympians are competing next to a nuclear power plant”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Feb 2022.
MediaWise rated thisNot Legit
What MediaWise found
The photo has not been digitally manipulated or altered. The Big Air Shougang venue is on the site of an old steel mill, which closed in 2008 — not a nuclear power plant, which some social users claimed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 February 2022. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 February 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “Not Legit”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by MediaWise, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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