“Venus Williams forfeits match against trans woman,” saying, “I’m not playing a man.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 14 Apr 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
PolitiFact reviewed news on Google and in Nexis news archives and found no evidence that tennis player Venus Williams ever forfeited a match against a transgender athlete.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 April 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02DWphGvr4KGTGd8a9ogJuLGqfxpEgN5sZ…
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