“A young lady from Italy, very good boxer, very, very good. She was all excited, but she played a person who transitioned… a male transitioned to a female.”
Donald Trump
Former president of the United States. in a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Claim dated 6 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisUnsubstantiated
What PolitiFact found
Trump was referring to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The claim that she “transitioned” to female is unsubstantiated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former president of the United States) made this claim around 6 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 October 2024. Its rating was “Unsubstantiated”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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