“Miss USA said she will boycott the Miss Universe pageant because there will be a transgender contestant.”
Social media posts
U.S.. Claim dated 7 Jul 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The misinformation originated on a satirical website,. Miss USA said, “I would never boycott or skip a competition for a reason like this.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 July 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 July 2023, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/YNY7-LCVM
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