“A Saudi athlete died after losing to an Israeli at the Tokyo Olympics.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 Jul 2021.
BBC Reality Check rated thisThis claim is false. The athlete is very much alive.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 July 2021. BBC Reality Check (United Kingdom) looked into it and published its finding on 8 August 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “This claim is false. The athlete is very much alive.”.
This check was done by BBC Reality Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.