“Samsung drops out of $1 billion advertising campaign with Olympics.”
Social media posts
In a Facebook post. Claim dated 30 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
An International Olympic Committee spokesperson told PolitiFact Samsung has not withdrawn its sponsorship. Samsung has continued to share posts and articles about the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 August 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
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- Fact Crescendo Cambodia: Misleading“Breaking: Samsung Drops Out of $1 Billion Advertising Campaign with Olympics, “They’ve Gone Woke”
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0BeL4arjSKrk43CpeffBTQ3AspRmvh6SKD…
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