Did basketball star Dikembe Mutombo die suddenly from COVID-19 vaccine-induced turbo cancer?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Dikembe Mutombo died suddenly from turbo cancer!
Right after news broke that Dikembe Mutombo died at just 58 years of age, some people immediately claimed or suggested the former basketball star was killed by turbo cancer caused by the COVID-19 vaccine!
The People’s Voice : NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo, Who Pushed Covid Vaxx on Millions of Africans, Dies of Turbo Cancer
The All American : Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo a Pfizer advocate, and recipient, dies of brain cancer at 58. Millions dead, billions injured. The vaccine kills. #VaccineSideEffects #vaccineDead #diedSuddenly
Ringo : They’ll tell Dikembe Mutombo he died of cancer so everyone is sympathetic and doesn’t even stop to question the vaccine
Use your 🧠 we didn’t perform the autopsy so we don’t know how he died
Try to comprehend that because something is written in a headline doesn’t make it true
Truth : Dikembe Mutombo did not die suddenly from turbo cancer!
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of fake news created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Dikembe Mutombo died from brain cancer
Dikembe Mutombo (born Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo on 25 June 1966) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the NBA.
On 15 October 2022, Mutombo announced that he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumour in Atlanta. The NBA, which conveyed his message, did not state the kind of brain tumour, or its staging.
Sadly, Mutombo died from brain cancer surrounded by his family on 30 September, 2024. Dikembe Mutombo was 58 years old.
Turbo cancer does not exist
I should point out that there is no such thing as “turbo cancer”, and after billions of doses have been administered worldwide in the past 3.5 years – there is still no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine can cause cancer, or make cancer go “turbo”.
Brain cancer can be detected late, or progress rapidly. For example, glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive and invasive type of brain cancer that often worsens rapidly after diagnosis. The median survival rate is only about 15 months, even with treatment.
Needless to say, anti-vaccine activists provide no evidence to back their claims that vaccinated people are dying from turbo cancer. Ironically, they even accused unvaccinated people (and fellow anti-vaxxers) like Kirstie Alley of dying from turbo cancer!
Like billions of other people around the world, Dikembe Mutombo was vaccinated against COVID-19.
In fact, Mutombo made it a point to get his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Morehouse School of Medicine (archive | archive):
Morehouse is one of the historically black colleges and universities. I wanted to make an example and encourage people of color to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
However, that does not mean his COVID-19 vaccination caused his brain cancer. The fact remains – billions of people have received multiple doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and they have not had cancer of any kind.
Needless to say, those making claims that Dikembe Mutombo’s brain cancer was caused by his COVID-19 vaccination have never offered any evidence.
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Did football star Chance Gainer die suddenly from a COVID-19 vaccine-induced heart attack?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Chance Gainer died from COVID-19 vaccine heart attack!
Right after news broke that Chance Gainer collapsed and died suddenly during a Friday night game, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the 18 year-old high school football star died suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine!
Died Suddenly : Football star Chance Gainer has died suddenly from a heart attack during Friday’s game. The 18 year-old collapsed on the field and had no pulse when EMTs got to him, and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Steve Kirsch : It’s ONLY happening to kids who are vaccinated. Most parents are just never going to figure this out.
Florida high school football player Chance Gainer passed out away after collapsing during game. He was a wide receiver and defensive back at Port St. Joe High School.
No evidence Chance Gainer died from COVID-19 vaccine / heart attack!
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of fake news created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Fact #1 : Chance Gainer’s cause of death is not known
On Friday night, 6 September 2024, Chance Gainer collapsed during a Friday night game at Liberty County High School in Bristol, Florida.
Tim Davis, his school’s athletic director and vice principal, said, “He just went to the ground suddenly“. Coaches immediately rushed to his aid, and had a defibrillator, but when they realised the severity of the situation, they quickly waved over the ambulance and paramedics who were behind the goalpost.
According to Gulf County Superintendent Jim Norton, the EMTs did not detect a pulse when they first treated him, but detected a pulse before they put him on the ambulance. They rushed him to a hospital in Blountstown, where he was pronounced dead.
A GoFundMe page was created to help Chance Gainer’s family, and to pay for funeral expenses.
While some people have suggested or even claimed that Chance Gainer died of a heart attack, that’s not accurate – his cause of death has not been revealed as of 12 September 2024.
Until and unless his family, or the medical examiner, reveals his cause of death, anyone who tells you that Chance Gainer died from this or that cause of death is likely misinformed, or lying to you.
Fact #2 : Athletes are at higher risk of cardiac arrest
While athletes appears to be the epitome of healthy young people, many are at risk of dying from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
In fact, studies show that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. On average, about 2,000 young people in the United States (less than 24 years old) die from sudden cardiac arrest every year, and many do not have previously-known heart disease.
That’s why many states in the United States enacted laws requiring automated external defibrillators (AED) to be made available in health clubs, gyms, schools, and other public places.
Fact #3 : Unknown if Chance Gainer was vaccinated against COVID-19
Despite suggestions that Chance Gainer was fully-vaccinated, there isn’t any actual evidence that he ever received the COVID-19 vaccine. It is possible that Chance Gainer was unvaccinated against COVID-19, because the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory in the United States.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Chance Gainer was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely misinformed, or lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #4 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if Chance Gainer was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than three years ago!
He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Did football legend Cristiano Ronaldo just die suddenly in a tragic car accident?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Updated @ 2024-08-26 : Added a fact check video and new updates.
Updated @ 2024-03-21 : Added new updates, including a new photo. Originally posted @ 2023-04-18
Claim : Cristiano Ronaldo just died suddenly in tragic car crash!
People are claiming on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and social media that football legend Cristiano Ronaldo just died suddenly in a tragic car accident, with photos of the car accident and his funeral procession!
YouTube : Cristiano ronaldo no more || ronaldo death || UR Cristiano || cristiano ronaldo || ronaldo || death
Truth : Cristiano Ronaldo did not die suddenly in tragic car crash!
This is yet another example of fake news created and propagated by people to generate income from page / video views and advertising, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Cristiano Ronaldo is still alive + well!
Cristiano Ronaldo (born Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro on 5 February 1985) is still very much alive and well, as of Monday, 26 August 2024!
Of course, you will want “proof of life”, don’t you? Well, Ronaldo posted a photo of himself on Monday, 26 August 2024, which showed him at the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, where the host nation’s “Team Falcons” won the $7 million prize money.
Obviously, Ronaldo is not only alive, he’s very healthy.
Fact #2 : No legitimate media outlet reported Ronaldo’s death
These social media posts, as well as YouTube and Facebook videos have been circulating for months now, but people don’t seem to notice that no legitimate media has reported on Cristiano Ronald’s death!
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world’s best footballers and a mega celebrity. His death would have been covered extensively by the media across the globe!
Yet, no legitimate media outlet has reported that Cristiano Ronaldo died recently from any cause. Why should you believe no-name websites, or random YouTube / Facebook / TikTok videos?
There is also the inconvenient fact that there has been no massive outpouring of grief from his millions of fans.
Fact #3 : Viral car crash photo was from 2009
The viral photo of a badly damaged car is genuine, and shows a car in which Cristiano Ronaldo drove and crashed. However, that happened 15 years ago, when the Portuguese footballer was just 23 years old!
At 10:20 am on 8 January 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo crashed his Ferrari sports car into a roadside barrier in a tunnel on the A538 Wilmslow Road near the Manchester airport, on the way to train with the Manchester United team.
The car was badly damaged, with one of the front wheels sheared off and thrown over a hundred metres away. However, Cristiano Ronaldo was not injured, and got out of his car by himself, and later went on to train that morning.
Fact #4 : Cristiano Ronaldo accident and funeral photos are fake!
Because Cristiano Ronaldo never died in a car crash or a hospital, these fake news creator have to resort to using photos from other accidents or funerals.
For example, this photo does not show a screenshot of a news report about Cristiano Ronald’s tragic car accident, in which the other car fled the scene.
The fake news creator simply used a photo from a tragic accident in the Portuguese island of Madeira, where a tour bus swerved off a winding street and tumbled down a hill, killing at least 29 people and injuring dozens of other passengers.
To make it more convincing, the fake news creator added the LIVE and BREAKING NEWS chyrons to the image. Needless to say, Cristiano Ronaldo was not onboard the tour bus. He was never there, never mind injured or killed in that April 2019 tragedy.
In this example, the fake news creator merely added an inset photo of Cristiano Ronaldo with an arrow, a crying emoji and a LIVE chyron, to a photo of the funeral procession of IRA veteran Bobby Storey, which occurred on 30 June 2020.
If you take a closer look, you will see a bagpiper and Argos – a retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. You may also notice that everyone’s white! That’s because the photo was taken in Belfast, not Portugal!
Cristiano Ronaldo is Portuguese. Why on Earth would his funeral be held in Ireland?! And why would his family want a bagpiper at his funeral?!
Fact #5 : Ronaldo death hoax is driven by fake fact check too
This Cristiano Ronaldo death hoax is, ironically, just another fake fact check article by MediaMass Project, which keeps “updating” the dates in their fake fact check article:
News of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the March 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the 39-year-old footballer is alive and well.
Rumors of the footballer’s alleged demise gained traction on Sunday after a ‘R.I.P. Cristiano Ronaldo’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Portuguese footballer’s passing:
“At about 11 a.m. ET on Saturday (August 24, 2024), our beloved footballer Cristiano Ronaldo passed away. Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985 in Funchal. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.
Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 39-year-old footballer was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.
Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major Portuguese network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a footballer of Cristiano Ronaldo’s stature would be major news across networks.
Their claim of a viral R.I.P. Cristiano Ronaldo Facebook page is false. There is no such Facebook page. It is their standard fake fact check spiel for fake celebrity deaths.
Hidden in the description page for the MediaMass Project is a disclaimer that they are a “satire” website. That’s the usual “cover” for websites peddling fake news.
Regardless of their reasons, anything posted by MediaMass.net must be considered as fake news, until proven otherwise.
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Did football legend Lionel Messi just die suddenly in a tragic car crash?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Updated @ 2024-08-17 : Updated with new information
Updated @ 2023-09-24 : Added video fact check and comparison! Originally posted @ 2023-04-20
Claim : Lionel Messi died suddenly in a tragic car crash!
People are sharing TikTok and YouTube videos which claim that football legend Lionel Messi just died suddenly in a high-speed car accident, with photos of the tragic car crash!
detlokalehotel : Messi died in a car crash #messi #died #in #a #car #crash #rip #rip #ripmessi
#fyp #soccer #messi #dead rest in peace legend👑⚽️🕊️
LIONEL MESSI DIES IN UNBELIEVABLE CAR CRASH
Messi, Xavi and Christiano dead after car accident
#Rip Messie Messie❤️ respect for Messie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⚽️🥅
Messie the best of the world ❤️🇦🇷❤️❤️#Messie
INFO CHOC: Lionel Messi est décédé
SHOCK INFO: Lionel Messi has died
There is even an example in which people claim that Lionel Messi died after Ronaldo fans killed him outside his home:
gavixamp : #messi #death Today marks the 2 year death of footballer Lionel Messi after Ronaldo fans killed him outside his home
Truth : Lionel Messi did not die suddenly in a tragic car crash!
This is yet another example of fake news created and propagated by people to generate income from page / video views and advertising, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : No legitimate media reported Lionel Messi died
These social media posts, as well as YouTube and TikTok videos have been circulating for months now, but people don’t seem to notice that no legitimate media outlet has reported on Lionel Messi’s death!
Lionel Messi is one of the world’s best footballer and a mega celebrity. His death would have been covered extensively by the media across the globe! And his fans would have mourned his death on social media.
Yet, no legitimate media outlet has reported that Lionel Messi died recently from any cause, never mind a tragic car accident. Neither has there been any outpouring of grief from his millions of fans.
So why should you believe no-name websites, or random YouTube / TikTok videos???
Fact #2 : Lionel Messi is still alive and well!
Lionel Messi (born Lionel Andrés Messi on 24 June 1987) is still very much alive and well, as of Saturday, 17 August 2024. He did not die in a tragic car accident. Neither was he killed by Ronaldo fans outside his home.
Of course, you want proof of life, right? What you should be asking is the proof of death when you see social media claims that some celebrity or athlete has died. But I digress…
Well, Lionel Messi himself posted a photo with his family on 12 August 2024. As you can see, not only is he very much still alive, his family looks great!
To convince you that Lionel Messi died (even though he’s still alive), fake news creators had to make use of unrelated car crashes.
In this example, the video claimed that Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Cristiano Ronaldo, died in this car accident.
The truth is – that is a photo of a Ferrari 599 that crashed in October 2009, on the Great Ocean Road in southern Victoria, Australia. The driver was a 64 year-old man called Carlo Vaccari.
Mr. Vaccari lost control while driving his Ferrari 599 at 80 km/h and ploughed into two motorcyclists travelling in the opposite direction. He was convicted of careless driving, but only fined $3000.
Fact #4 : This car accident photo was posted in 2014
It is unknown when this car accident happened, but this photo was posted by WreckedExotics.com on August 13, 2014.
Apparently, the driver lost control of his Ferrari 458 Italia while trying to overtake another car, and crashed into a trash bin. The driver left the scene of the accident, possibly under the influence of drugs / alcohol.
Even though this incident happened in Madrid, Spain, this photo is old and has nothing to do with Lionel Messi.
This photo does not show Lionel Messi’s fatal car crash. This accident actually occurred at around 9 PM on 1 September 2012, at the E42 highway near Francorchamps in Belgium.
The driver was a 63 year-old man from Saint-Ghislain, and was obviously not Lionel Messi.
Fact #6 : Lionel Messi death hoax is driven by fake fact check too
This Lionel Messi death hoax is, ironically, also fuelled by MediaMass Project, which keeps “updating” the dates in its fake fact check article:
News of footballer Lionel Messi’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the January 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the 37-year-old footballer is alive and well.
Rumors of the footballer’s alleged demise gained traction on Sunday after a ‘R.I.P. Lionel Messi’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Argentine footballer’s passing:
“At about 11 a.m. ET on Thursday (August 15, 2024), our beloved footballer Lionel Messi passed away. Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 36-year-old footballer was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.
Their claim of a viral R.I.P. Lionel Messi Facebook page is false. There is no such Facebook page. It is their standard fake fact check spiel for fake celebrity deaths.
He joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. He’s still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet.
Hidden in the description page for the MediaMass Project is a disclaimer that they are a “satire” website. That’s the usual “cover” for websites peddling fake news.
Regardless of their reasons, anything posted by MediaMass.net must be considered as fake news, until proven otherwise.
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Did the US flag hilariously fall at the 2024 Paris Olympics?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : US flag hilariously fell at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
Some people are sharing a video on WhatsApp, TikTok, Douyin and X (formerly Twitter), which suggests that the US flag hilariously fell at the 2024 Olympics, causing people to laugh and applaud!
Translated : After taking too many performance enhancers, the flag itself felt embarrassed and didn’t want to stay up. The audience cheered and rejoiced…
Overlay on video : 看到最后有国旗掉落后观众的反应！
Translated : See the audience’s reaction after the flag fell at the end
Truth : US flag did not fall at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
This is yet another example of fake news about the 2024 Paris Olympics, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : US flag did not fall at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Let me start by quickly pointing out that the US flag did not fall, or fly away, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
If that actually happened, it would have been reported by the mainstream media, or shared widely on social media. Yet, there has been no legitimate media reporting of such an incident. Neither has there been any major outcry on social media.
In fact, this video appears to be only shared by Chinese netizens on Douyin (China’s version of TikTok), or on Western platforms like WhatsApp, TikTok, and X (formerly known as Twitter).
Fact #2 : Viral video was recorded in 2012 Olympics
The viral video is genuine, but it was not recorded in France, during the 2024 Paris Olympics. It was actually recorded at the 2012 London Olympics on 4 August 2012 – 12 years ago.
The incident occurred after American tennis star Serena Williams defeated Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, thus winning the Olympic singles gold medal. As the flags of the United States, Russia, and Belarus (whose Viktoria Azarenka won the bronze medal) were being raised, the strong wind blew the US flag off its metal pole, and it fell on to the crowd below.
As US media outlet NPR reported at that time, Olympic staffers quickly retrieved the American flag, which was later carried around with Serena Williams as the medalists walked to each side of the court to pose for photos.
Fact #3 : Chinese netizens appear to share this video every 4 years
Even though this video was recorded 12 years ago, Chinese netizens appear to repost it at every Olympic Games – apparently to suggest that the American flag was falling at each Olympic Games.
For example, just 3 years ago, Chinese netizens shared the same video, claiming that it showed the US flag falling at the last Olympics in Tokyo:
Tokyo Olympics, the US national flag fell down. The US’s luck has come to an end. Everyone applauded. The one who hates the American most is actually the Japanese.
It is very likely that Chinese netizens will share this same video in 2028, claiming that the US flag fell down at the Los Angeles Olympics.
Interestingly, some of these Chinese netizens are sharing this video on Western platforms that are banned in China. It would suggest that they have Chinese government permission to use those banned platforms, or VPNs (which are essentially outlawed for personal use in China).
Fact #4 : This Is Just CCP Propaganda
Ultimately, this appears to be nothing more than than yet another example of propaganda created or promoted by the infamous Chinese 50 Cent Army (wumao, 五毛), and/or pro-CCP netizens. Here are some other examples I fact-checked recently:
As always, please be skeptical whenever you see such videos circulating on WhatsApp or social media platforms.
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Are the Chinese warranted in their outrage and constant drama at the 2024 Paris Olympics?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Should the Chinese be outraged at 2024 Paris Olympics?!
Many Chinese citizens and netizens worldwide are outraged at what they believe were genuine insults and examples of Sinophobia and blatant racism at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Chinese swimmers, in particular, were under heavy scrutiny and testing, which many Chinese netizens felt were excessive, while other people felt were justified. After all, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) before the Tokyo Olympics, and some of them later tested positive for clenbuterol.
In this article, we will go through the viral claims and videos, and find out if their outrage and constant drama at the 2024 Paris Olympics are warranted, or not.
Chinese outrage + drama at 2024 Paris Olympics fact checked!
Claim : Kyle Chalmers + Jack Alexey disrespected Pan Zhanle
Verdict : Unlikely
Right after he smashed the men’s 100m freestyle world record, Pan Zhanle told Chinese media outlet CCTV (China Central Television) that he was motivated to beat Chalmers and Alexy after they disrespected him:
Unfortunately, no one else could verify Pan’s claims. Not even the Chinese coaches spoke up about the “grave insult” of being splashed by Jack Alexy while standing at the pool side. There is also the inconvenient fact that people standing by the pool side, can and do, get splashed whenever a swimmer does a flip turn…
On top of that, Kyle Chalmers was seen congratulating Pan Zhanle for winning the gold medal, after beating him by a full second. Chalmers even defended Pan against doping concerns. You can read more about this drama in our earlier fact check article.
Claim : Western media tried to give Pan Zhanle drugged water
Verdict : False
Chinese netizens are sharing a Douyin video, or its screenshot, which claims that a “Western media person” tried to sabotage Pan Zhanle by offering him water containing drugs after he won the gold medal. That is a completely fabricated story.
If that actually happened, it would have been reported widely and investigated as a crime. It would also have been severely criticised by China, and the Chinese media outlets.
However, there has been no official complaint, and neither Pan Zhanle nor the Chinese Olympics contingent ever claimed that there was an attempt to sabotage his win by giving him water containing drugs. There was also no report of such a crime by the IOC, the French police, or the mainstream media.
You can read more about this ridiculous claim in our fact check article.
Claim : Leon Marchand refused to shake hands with Chinese coach
Verdict : Just a misunderstanding
This video has gone viral on social media, with many netizens (not just Chinese) criticising French swimmer Leon Marchand for refusing to shake the hand of Chinese swimming coach, Zhu Zhigen.
According to Beijing Youth Daily reporter, Song Xiang (source), Leon Marchand apologised to the Chinese swimming team. He explained that he wasn’t fully paying attention, and thought that Coach Zhu Zhigen was just helping him with the rope. He didn’t realise that the coach was offering a handshake, as he was bending down to slip under the retractable stanchion.
According to Chinese journalist Li Jingling (archive), Leon Marchand apologised twice to the Chinese swimming team, and personally apologised to Zhu Zhigen, saying that he didn’t mean to neglect the coach. Both men hugged and exchanged gifts. So it appears that, while Leon Marchand did indeed ignore the Chinese coach’s handshake as seen in the viral video, it was just a misunderstanding.
Claim : British women divers refused to acknowledge Chinese rivals
Verdict : False
This video clip has gone viral on Chinese social media, and in certain Chinese diaspora groups, claiming to show how British women divers discriminate against their Chinese rivals, by ignoring them and hugging the North Korean women instead.
The truth is the Chinese and British divers had already finished their dives earlier, and were waiting for the North Korean women to finish theirs. Any congratulations (or hugs) between the British and Chinese women would have happened before the North Korean women dived.
After the North Korean women finished their dives, the results were announced – they won the silver medal – their country’s first diving medal ever. That was why the British women went over to hug them. It was a historic moment.
Unfortunately, I was unable to locate the full, unedited video, so I cannot “prove” that the British women divers did not “diss” the Chinese women divers. However, I can prove that there is no animosity between the British and Chinese women divers. In fact, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Quan Hongchan have a history of hugging each other!
It appears that, being petite, Quan Hongchan enjoys hugging and being carried like that. That could explain why she had her partner, Chen Yuxi, hug her the same way in that viral video. In fact, Chen Yuxi actually continued hugging her and carrying her out of the pool area!
You can read more about this ridiculous claim in our fact check article.
Claim : Western reporter intentionally knocked into Chinese athlete Verdict : False
This video has also gone viral, with people claiming that it shows a Western reporter intentionally bumping Chinese table tennis champion Wang Chuqin in a racist attack.
The foreign reporter deliberately bumped into our athletes. Look at the reporter’s face. He deliberately bumped into Wang Chuqin. Do you know how difficult it is for our athletes now? This is the racism in the bones of Westerners.
The woman was not a reporter. She was a Swedish photographer, which can be confirmed by her grey vest that says “PHOTO 1717”. She can also be seen lugging two large and heavy cameras – one with a long monopod attached, and the other held up to her face.
Two different videos with alternate angles show that the female photographer was swerving to avoid two men coming from the front. They also show that she was looking through the viewfinder of her camera, which was pointed to the left, when she bumped into Chinese table tennis star, Wang Chuqin.
The videos also showed that the photographer was startled when she bumped into Wang Chuqin, and quickly said “Oh, sorry” before swerving away and continuing on her way. Clearly, it was all just an accident, and it was not a racist attack on a Chinese athlete by a Western reporter.
You can read more about this ridiculous claim in our fact check article.
I will keep adding more cases as they appear. For certain, there will be more to come, as it looks like the 2024 Paris Olympics is turning into a circus of drama surrounding Chinese athletes!
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Did a Western reporter intentionally bump Chinese table tennis champion Wang Chuqin in a racist attack at the 2024 Paris Olympics?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Western reporter bumped Chinese athlete in racist attack!
People are sharing a video which they claim shows a Western reporter intentionally bumping Chinese table tennis champion Wang Chuqin in a racist attack at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
磊哥聊政经 (translated) : The foreign reporter deliberately bumped into our athletes. Look at the reporter’s face. He deliberately bumped into Wang Chuqin. Do you know how difficult it is for our athletes now? This is the racism in the bones of Westerners.
MyNarcissus (translated) : That’s her! This Olympic Games interview number is 1717. A female journalist from Sweden. Deliberately slamming our heads hard for no reason.
From her photo showing the work of the interview number, it can be seen that under normal circumstances, the appearance of the Swedish female reporter No. 1717 is still “a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, and she does not look like a kind person at first glance.”
舞吧🇨🇳池威 (translated) : This is the so-called civilization of the West! Look at their true faces. Just like the cameraman who destroyed Wang’s racket, the shamelessness of Western countries is completely without bottom line. The so-called Western civilization is just a joke.
卓球動画 : She deliberately bumped into Wang Chuqin. #tabletennis abletennis🤬🤬 #olympics
Wisdom in Buddhism : That is intentional, she should be arrested for assault, permanently banned at Olympic is justified! She does that kind of dirty tactics is a black eye on #Olympic organization and #France!
Wisdom in Buddhism : This is very serious, #Chinese embassy & Olympic organization must take strong action on this assault & attack on #Chinese athlete at #Olympic!
Truth : Western reporter did not bump Chinese athlete in racist attack!
This is yet another example of fake news about the Olympic Games, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : She is a photographer, not a reporter
I should start by pointing out that the woman is not a reporter. She is a Swedish photographer, which can be confirmed by her grey vest that said “PHOTO 1717”. She was also lugging two large and heavy cameras – one with a long monopod attached, and the other held up to her face.
This photographer was allegedly banned from the Field of Play (FOP) for one game, but even if that’s true – it is unknown whether the temporary ban was issued because she bumped into the Chinese athlete, or some other infraction.
I am aware of her identity, which confirms that she is an accredited photographer working at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Fact #2 : She was swerving to avoid two other men
In the viral video (above), the female photographer appears to swerve right to “intentionally” bump into the Chinese athlete – table tennis champion, Wang Chuqin. However, a different video (below), which shows two different angles, tell a different story.
This different video shows that Wang Chuqin had just ended an interview. He bent down to pick up his lanyard, and turned right into the photographer. Just before the video switches to a different angle, you can see that the photographer was swerving to avoid two men approaching on her left – one with a blue shirt, and one with a black shirt.
When the angle switches again, you can see the two men (wearing blue and black shirts respectively) that the photographer was trying to avoid, walking along the left side of the narrow lane. If she did not swerve right, she would have walked into those men.
Fact #3 : The photographer apologised to Wang Chuqin
Some netizens who noted that the photographer was swerving to avoid the two men have, however, said that she was still rude for not apologising to Wang Chuqin. That’s not accurate either.
In yet another video taken from a different angle, you can see that the photographer was actually looking into the eyepiece of her camera (which was pointed to her left), and was surprised when she bumped into the Chinese athlete.
The photographer can be seen immediately saying, “Oh, sorry”, before quickly swerving out of his way.
I should point out that Wang Chuqin did not appear to complain about being bumped by this photographer. Neither did he appear to suggest that the photographer never apologised to him.
Regardless of whether you think the photographer was careless or simply being a lettuce, it is obvious that she did not intentionally bump into Wang Chuqin. That was most definitely not a racist attack.
All of the video evidence show that the photographer was likely trying to get a shot of someone to her left, and swerved right to avoid the two incoming men, when she slammed into Wang Chuqin who, coincidentally, just started walking away from his interview.
What is clear is that it was all just an accident, and it was not a racist attack on a Chinese athlete by a Western reporter. Her startled face when she bumped into him says it all.
To the people who are cursing her and even doxing her, your actions are a reflection of your character, not hers. Everyone makes mistakes, and that was obviously just an accident. She did not do anything to deserve your pent-up animosity towards white people, or Westerners.
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Did British women divers refuse to hug the Chinese gold medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : British women divers refused to hug Chinese gold medalists!
People are sharing a video which apparently shows British women divers refusing to hug their Chinese rivals who just won the gold medal. Instead, they walked past them to hug the North Korean women who just won the silver medal.
Sohu (translated) : The British team deliberately bypassed the Chinese diving team and only hugged the North Korean team. Who noticed Quan Hongchan’s reaction?
So when Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi finished the game first, they stood firmly in the first place.Ranked second is a pair of North Korean combinations.And ranked third is the British combination.The British combination won the bronze medal by a narrow margin over the Canadian combination with the last jump.
After confirming the bronze medal, the British combination celebrated wildly.After that, the British combination’s behavior was unexpected. They ran to hug the runner-up North Korean combination, but did not hug the Chinese combination Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi.
You know, the Chinese team was standing in the middle at the time. The British team went to hug the North Korean team and needed to pass by the Chinese team, but they did not choose to hug the Chinese team, but bypassed us. It was obviously intentional.
On WhatsApp : The British women divers got bronze medal, went past the Chinese gold medal winners n congratulated the North Korean divers without acknowledging the Chinese, racism at its best
LaiTimes : Laugh out to tears! The United Kingdom team ignored Quan Hongchan Chen Yuxi and hugged the North Korean team members, and the comment area couldn’t laugh
At the end of the game, when the top three winners of the competition were at the end of the race, there was a ridiculous incident.
The video shows that Quan Hongchan stared at the third-place athlete walking past her and hugging the second athlete, Quan Mei’s expression was confused at the time, so cute, and then she dragged Chen Yuxi next to her with her hand, whispering, Chen Yuxi also felt very embarrassed, the flip-flops on her feet were in the holes, and she lowered her head and held back a smile.
雁过留声 : It has been proven that standing at a high position is lonely. When you are isolated by others, don’t think it’s your fault; it’s just that others are envious of what they cannot reach. Live your own wonderful life. If you don’t feel lonely, then it is others who are lonely. If you are not embarrassed, then it is others who are embarrassed.
Truth : British women divers did not refuse to hug Chinese gold medalists!
This is yet another example of fake news about the Olympic Games, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : British + Chinese women divers were waiting
This video was actually recorded at the end of the women’s synchronised 10m platform diving event, which is why they were all still in their (wet) swimsuits.
The Chinese and British women divers had already finished their synchronised dives earlier, and were waiting at the side for the North Korean women to finish. Any congratulations (or hugs) between the British and Chinese women would have happened before the North Korean women dived.
Fact #2 : There is no animosity between British + Chinese women divers
Unfortunately, I was unable to locate the full, unedited video, so I cannot “prove” that the British women divers did not “diss” the Chinese women divers.
However, I can prove that there is no animosity between the British and Chinese women divers. In fact, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Quan Hongchan have a history of hugging each other!
It appears that, being petite, Quan Hongchan enjoys hugging people, and being carried like that. That could explain why she had her partner, Chen Yuxi, hug her the same way in that viral video. In fact, Chen Yuxi actually continued hugging her and carrying her out of the pool area!
After the North Korean women finished their dives, the results were announced – they won the silver medal – their country’s first diving medal ever.
That was why the British women went over to hug them. It was a historic moment.
On the other hand, the Chinese pair of Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan were strong favourites to win the gold. After all, Chen Yuxi won the gold medal with Zhang Jiaqi in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Did Pan Zhanle win his gold medal because Kyle Chalmers and Jack Alexy disrespected him at the 2024 Paris Olympics?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Jack Alexy + Kyle Chalmers disrespected Pan Zhanle at 2024 Olympics!
Right after he smashed the men’s 100m freestyle world record, Pan Zhanle told Chinese media outlet CCTV (China Central Television) that he was motivated to beat Chalmers and Alexy after they disrespected him:
On the first day, after the 4×100 free relay, I went to say hi to Kyle [Chalmers] and he ignored me
Including [Jack] Alexy from the American team – while we were training, [Jack] Alexy splashed our coaches on the side of the pool with water while he was doing a flip turn.
I felt that they looked down upon us, can I say this? And today I finally beat them all.
Pan Zhanle’s accusations triggered great indignation amongst Chinese netizens, and no amount of glee that the young Chinese star swimmer beat the two Westerners who disrespected him. That’s a great tale of sweet revenge for the people in China, but is there any actual evidence to back his claims?
No evidence Jack Alexy / Kyle Chalmers disrespected Pan Zhanle at 2024 Olympics!
Let’s dissect Pan Zhanle’s claims about Jack Alexy and Kyle Chalmers disrespecting him, and see where the facts stand…
Fact #1 : No one else saw Jack Alexy splash Chinese coaches
According to Pan Zhanle, Jack Alexy appeared to “deliberately” splash water on the Chinese coaches while he was doing a flip turn.
As anyone who has watched relay swimming can tell you – people standing next to the touchpad are likely to get splashed whenever a swimmer does a flip turn. But how does any swimmer “deliberately” target who they splash when they do the flip turn???
For his part, Jack Alexy was surprised by Pan’s allegations, and pointed out that doing turns was a normal part of training:
I can honestly tell you I don’t know when that happened. Doing turns is part of anyone’s work process. When I heard that, I was pretty surprised.
Perhaps he did, perhaps he didn’t. No one else could confirm or verify Pan’s account. Not even the Chinese coaches, who were allegedly splashed by Alexy, spoke up about the “grave insult” of being splashed while standing at the pool side.
Perhaps those Chinese coaches understood that getting splashed with water is, literally, an occupational “hazard” of all swimming coaches…
Fact #2 : Kyle Chalmers congratulated Pan Zhanle earlier
It is more clear-cut when it comes to Kyle Chalmers though, because he actually had good memories of Pan before being accused of being disrespectful:
I find it a bit weird, I gave him a fist pump before the relays. And then my focus went to my teammates and my own racing. We had a laugh together at warm down last night, but no issues from my end.
But here’s the clincher. Just before Pan Zhanle made those claims in the CCTV interview, Kyle Chalmers actually congratulated him on winning the gold medal and beating him by a full second – okay, 1.08 seconds to be exact!
Does that look like Kyle Chalmers was disrespecting Pan Zhanle with that hand shake? More so when Chalmers actually spoke up two days earlier about how Pan idolised him:
Pan, the Chinese boy, straight before we walked out said: ‘You’re my idol and I love, love, love watching you”. So that was kind of crazy.
So Kyle Chambers not only acknowledged Pan Zhanle as a fan, he also congratulated Pan on his win, before being accused of being disrespectful.
On top of that, Kyle Chalmers defended Pan Zhanle, when he was asked whether he thought that the race was fair, in light of recent Chinese doping concerns.
… yeah, I trust that he’s doing everything he possibly can to be there, and [Pan] deserves that gold medal, and I did everything I possibly could to challenge for that gold medal and be on the top podium.
It would beggar belief that Kyle Chalmers would publicly defend Pan Zhanle against doping concerns if he really did not respect the Chinese star swimmer.
Fact #4 : Kyle Chalmers stayed in touch with Pan Zhanle
On Saturday, 3 August – two days after the race, Chalmers said that he had been keeping in touch with Pan Zhanle, and would would be visiting Pan in Shanghai later this year.
We’ve exchanged messages, which has been really nice. I’m supposed to be going to the world cup series and the first leg is in Shanghai. He’s looking forward to having me there and wanted to show me around, so that makes me a lot more excited about going.
He also explained again that he never disrespected the young Chinese swimmer, and could not understand what the drama was all about.
I don’t think there was any animosity. From my point of view, I spoke to him in the marshalling room before the race, after the race went straight over and shook his hand in the pool, on the podium shook his hand and then had a great conversation before we started our cool-down.
All of our conversations we’ve ever had has been positive, from world championships last year through to this year. From my point of view it’s fine. I can’t really comprehend why this is happening.
Regardless of what we may think of Pan’s accusations, Kyle Chalmers have so far, demonstrated great sportsmanship, and shown that he has been a complete gentleman about this whole drama.
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Did the Western media try to drug Pan Zhanle after he won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Western media tried to drug Pan Zhanle at 2024 Olympics!
This message has gone viral on WhatsApp and Douyin, claiming that the Western media tried to drug Chinese star swimmer Pan Zhanle after he won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle won the gold medal in the men’s 100m freestyle yesterday with a world record-breaking 46.40 seconds, beating his Western opponents. Just after the game, a Western media person enthusiastically offered Pan Zhanle water to drink; fortunately, Pan Zhanle’s coach found it and stopped him in time. Later, the Chinese team detected doping in the water!
What does this mean? This means that if Pan Zhanle accidentally drank the water handed over by the Western media, and was summoned for a urine test later, he would definitely be found to contain doping in his urine! That means Pan Zhanle has no excuses, not only will his gold medal in the final be revoked, he will even face the misfortune of being banned by the International Swimming Federation for a long time!
Think about it, Western media, athletes and those evil leaders, in order to stop China’s progress, are simply unscrupulous to the point of being outrageous! Hateful! Shameful! Hateful!
Translation : Western media enthusiastically offered water to Pan Zhanle to drink. Pan Zhanle’s coach found out and stopped him in time. Later, excitement was detected in the water. Only the United States and other countries can do such despicable means.
Truth : Western media did not try to drug Pan Zhanle at 2024 Olympics!
This is yet another example of fake news circulating on WhatsApp, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : No one tried to drug Pan Zhanle at 2024 Olympics!
Let me just start by quickly pointing out that no one tried to sabotage Pan Zhanle with a glass or bottle of water containing drugs.
If that actually occurred, it would have been a major scandal. The Chinese contingent and the IOC would have lodged a police report, and launched a major investigation into who did it and why. There would have been extensive coverage all over the world, and in particular, by the Chinese media.
Even Pan Zhanle, who isn’t shy about throwing about controversial claims, never said he was almost drugged by anyone. Neither did the Chinese Olympics team, who would have been furious about such an attempt.
Yet, there has been no coverage by any reputable media outlet, not even in China. Heck, there hasn’t even been any outrage amongst Chinese netizens over this terrible crime. That’s because it never happened. The story was completely fabricated!
Fact #2 : There was no evidence of any attempt to drug Pan Zhanle
The entire event was not only recorded and streamed on live TV, there were thousands of people watching Pan Zhanle win his gold medal, and then receive it on the podium with Kyle Chalmers of Australia and David Popovici of Romania.
If someone actually tried to drug him right after he won his gold medal, it would have been recorded by the many cameras at the Paris La Defense Arena, or witnessed by the Chinese and Olympic officials there. Yet, there is no photo of the Western media member who offered Pan Zhanle the drugged water?
What about the drugged water that Pan Zhanle almost consumed? If it existed, it would have been tested, and the Chinese contingent and IOC made aware of its contents. Yet, there is not even a photo of that glass or bottle of water, never mind an actual test report of its contents!
The Chinese swimming contingent has come under additional scrutiny at the 2024 Paris Olympics, due to the 2021 doping scandal in which 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) before the Tokyo Olympics.
While the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accept the Chinese explanation that the swimmers ate contaminated food at their hotel, it raised questions of its impartiality and whether Chinese swimmers were competing fairly.
As such, Chinese swimmers like Pan Zhanle were subjected to more stringent testing in Paris. Pan Zhanle pointed out that he took 21 doping tests from May to July, before the Paris Olympics.
I cooperated with all the testing procedures and stayed confident that I am competing fair and clean.
Unlike other Chinese swimmers, he didn’t gripe about the additional tests, saying that he didn’t feel that “there was any difference or influence (on his performance)”.
In other words, it would be quite impossible for Pan Zhanle to suddenly test positive for drugs right after winning his gold medal. It would have been picked up days, weeks, and months earlier.
I should also point out that Pan Zhanle was not part of the 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021, before the Tokyo Olympics.
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Is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif a transgender woman who was really born male?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Imane Khelif is a transgender woman!
Some people are claiming or suggesting that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is a transgender woman who was really born male!
J.K. Rowling : Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered. #Paris2024ated was discovered, and then a rocket attack was launched from the drone.
Donald Trump (courtesy off Acyn) :This young girl from Italy.. she got hit so hard she did not know what hit her. It’s a person who transitioned. He was a good male boxer.
Riley Gaines :As if the Satanic display at the opening ceremony wasnt enough, the Olympics glorifies men punching women in the face with the intent of knocking them unconscious.
Imane Khelif is 1 of 2 male boxers fighting women at the Olympics. A woman is going to die.
Libs of TikTok : Meet Imane Khelif, a boxer who was banned from the Women’s World Box Championships in 2023 because he is a man.
However, Khelif is being allowed to compete in women’s Olympic boxing in Paris. Just another reason to boycott the Olympics.
Megyn Kelly : It happened AGAIN. Biological males are being allowed in women’s sport – in BOXING at the Olympics – & it is grossly unfair and unsafe.
The athletes in question (from Algeria and Taiwan) are MALE. They have XY chromosomes. No uterus. Male testes. Male puberty. Male testosterone, muscle and bone growth and advantage. They were banned from the world championships last year bc they are male. Just bc their passports say female or they were raised as female does not make it so.
The IOC is responsible for endangering their female opponents and the rest of us are complicit if we remain silent.
Truth : Imane Khelif was born female, and is not transgender!
This is yet another example of fake news circulating on social media, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Imane Khelif is not transgender
Let me start by simply pointing out that Imane Khelif is a woman, and is not transgender. Neither does she identify as intersex.
Khelif reportedly has a variation in her sex traits, also known as differences of sexual development (DSDs). People with DSDs have genitalia, reproductive organs, and sexual characteristics that are “mismatched” with their genetics.
For example, someone with DSD may have male XY chromosomes, but have female characteristics, and even female genitals. On the other hand, a person with DSD may be born with female XX chromosomes and a penis.
Regardless of whether Imane Khelif should be considered male or female for the purpose of any competition, she is most definitely not a transgender woman, which is defined as someone who was born male, but transitions into a woman later in life. That is certainly not the case with Khelif.
As Mark Adams, chief spokesperson for the IOC said on Friday, August 2, “This is not a transgender case. There has been some confusion that somehow it’s a man fighting a woman. This is just not the case, scientifically.”
Mark Adams also pointed out that Imane Khelif was born female, was registered as a female, and lived her life as a female:
The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport.
The question you have to ask yourself is, are these athletes women? The answer is yes, according to their eligibility, their passport, their history.
In fact, her childhood photos show that Imane Khelif was brought up as female.
I should also point out that none of those who accused her of being born male (and not a female with differences of sexual development), ever provided any evidence.
Fact #3 : Imane Khelif was tested + competed as a woman for many years
This controversy erupted during the 2024 Paris Olympics when Italy’s Angela Carini stopped fighting against Imane Khelif after 46 seconds on Thursday, 1 August 2024. Carini told reporters after the match that, “a punch hurt too much, and so I said enough“.
That ignited a firestorm of accusations of bias, as well as misinformation, over Khelif’s eligibility to compete as a woman, together with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, because they were both disqualified from the International Boxing Association’s 2023 world championships because they allegedly have XY chromosomes.
However, both Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were tested and have competed as women for many years, as the International Olympic Committee pointed out in its statement. To date, the IBA has not released the 2022 or 2023 test results.
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who was also suddenly disqualified in 2023 IBA World Championships
Fact #4 : Imane Khelif won silver in 2022 IBA World Championships
In fact, Khelif actually won the silver medal in the 2022 IBA World Championships, after undergoing tests and meeting its eligibility requirements
On top of that, both Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were allowed to compete in the 2023 IBA World Championships, after the IBA chose not to disqualify them in 2022 based on the same results (source: IBA minutes).
Mr. Yerolimpos confirmed that similar testing was conducted by a different independent laboratory with the same athletes at the previous edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey in 2022. However, the results were received only upon conclusion of the event, hence the athletes were not disqualified back then.
Even though the IBA had apparently decided that the 2022 test results should disqualify Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, they were both allowed to participate in the 2023 world championships. They were not disqualified until Khelif defeated Azalia Amineva – a previous unbeaten Russian boxer.
According to IBA’s own minutes, the decision to disqualify Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting was initially taken solely by the IBA Secretary General and CEO, with the board only ratifying it after the fact.
Fact #5 : Angela Carini apologised to Imane Khelif
Many people have claimed or suggested that Angela Carini was upset at fighting a biological male, because she ignored Imane Khelif’s attempt to shake her hand at the end of the match. That’s not true, as she explained.
Carini told Italian media on Friday, 2 August, that she would like to apologise to Imane Khelif for not shaking her hand after the match, and give her a hug. She also said the controversy made her sad.
All the controversy made me sad and I’m sorry for my opponent too. It’s nothing to do with her. She was here like me to fight. It wasn’t on purpose, and I apologise to her and everyone.
I was angry because my Olympics had just gone up in smoke but I’ve nothing against Imane Khelif. On the contrary, if I saw her again, I’d give her a hug.
If Angela Carini herself is not upset at losing to Imane Khelif, why should anyone else be upset “on her behalf”?
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Does a viral video show Christians in France praying in the streets to protest the Paris Olympics over its Last Supper parody?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Christians in France prayed in streets to protest Paris Olympics!
Some people are sharing a video, while claiming that it shows Christians in France praying in the streets to protest the Paris Olympics over its Last Supper parody!
Donald J. Trump News :Thousands of Christians in France gathered together in a breathtaking display of faith and unity.
Who else thinks we need more of this? The mainstream media does not want you to SHARE this!
Graham Allen : Christians have TAKEN TO THE STREETS to praise JESUS over the Olympics. GOD IS FAR FROM DEAD…
US Civil Defense News : 🚨Update: Christians in Paris take to the streets in protest to the Paris Olympics openly Satanic opening ceremony!!
Machiavelli : Thousands of Christians gathered today for unity and prayer in Paris. Do you all stand with them?
The Christians seen in the video were not praying in protest of the Paris Olympics in 2024. Rather, they were celebrating The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In fact, the video appears to have been “stolen” from the Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes, which posted the original video on X and Facebook on 15 August 2022, with this caption:
Belle et heureuse fête de l’Assomption à tous. En union de prière avec tous les catholiques du monde. Que la Vierge Marie resplendisse dans vos cœurs 🙏
Translated : Beautiful and happy Assumption Day to all. In union of prayer with all the Catholics of the world. May the Virgin Mary shine in your hearts 🙏
The viral video is obviously unrelated to the recent Paris Olympics Last Supper controversy. Why would anyone misuse / misappropriate this video to suggest otherwise???
Fact #3 : Paris Olympics Apologised For Controversy
The Paris Olympics 2024 organisers have publicly apologised for the controversy, even while it continues to deny that the scene had anything to do with The Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think (with) Thomas Jolly, we really did try to celebrate community tolerance.
Looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we believe that this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense, we are, of course, really, really sorry.
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Did the Paris Olympics mock Christians with a “woke” Last Supper parody featuring drag queens?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Paris Olympics mock Christians with Last Supper parody!
Some people are claiming or suggesting that the Paris Olympics mocked Christians with a “woke” Last Supper parody featuring drag queens!
EvenasaJew, I aminfuriatedbythisoutrageousinsult to Jesus and Christianity… How do you feel about it as Christians?
Visegrád 24 : Gratuitous blasphemy at the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris.
The Art of Purpose : The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics feature Trannies and drag queens re-creating the last supper. What is wrong with the French?
Michael Clary : The opening ceremony of the Olympics making fun of Christ and the Last Supper. Is anyone out there still denying that LGBTQ is a demonic cult?
Truth : Paris Olympics did not mock Christians with Last Supper parody!
This is yet another example of misinformation being propagated on X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : It Was Not A Parody Of The Last Supper
Let me start by pointing out that The Olympic Games already stated that its opening ceremony show was an “interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus“. In other words, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics did not feature a “woke” parody of The Last Supper, with drag queens.
The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.
The official Olympics account on X posted this before the controversy and baseless claims blew up on social media, so it is pretty interesting to see that many people are unaware…
After the controversy blew up, Thomas Jolly – the Paris Olympics 2024 artistic director who created that tableau, said that it had nothing to do with Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper painting, telling the news channel BFMTV on Sunday, 28 July that:
It’s not my inspiration and that should be pretty obvious. There’s Dionysus arriving on a table. Why is he there? First and foremost because he is the god of celebration in Greek mythology and the tableau is called ‘Festivity’.
He is also the god of wine, which is also one of the jewels of France, and the father of Séquana, the goddess of the river Seine. The idea was to depict a big pagan celebration, linked to the gods of Olympus, and thus the Olympics.
You will never find in me, or in my work, a desire to mock or denigrate anyone. My aim was to create a ceremony that heals and a ceremony that reconciles, but also a ceremony that reaffirms the values which are those of our Republic of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity freedom, and absolutely not to mock anyone.
Jolly also said that his intention was to capture France in all its diversity because "in France, we have the right o love each other, as we want, with whoever we want, in France we have the right to believe and not to believe. In France, we have many rights."
Fact #2 : The Scene Had Nothing To Do With The Last Supper
The screenshots being shared on social media appear to be cropped (intentionally?) to make them appear similar to The Last Supper painting.
But if you watch the opening ceremony, or look at the unedited photos, you will quickly realise that it doesn't really depict The Last Supper painting.
For one thing - the "table" wasn't even a table at all. Rather, it was the catwalk on which models showed off the latest fashion by France's most promising young designers. In addition, the scene had dozens of performers, not just 13 men representing Jesus Christ and his twelve disciples - including women, at least one child, and at least one drag queen.
The show also featured the Greek God Dionysus painted blue, and covered in flowers and fruit. He was even seen sitting on a platter of flowers with a gigantic steel cover over him. That certainly does not look like Jesus Christ, if you ask me... even in the most artistic imagination! Of course, the blue Dionysus was somehow (miraculously) missing in those controversial screenshots and photos!
Ultimately, it looks like the controversy was fuelled by the mischievous, or simply fortuitous, cropping of the photos or screenshots, that make them appear to be similar to The Last Supper painting.
Fact #3 : The Last Supper Was Artistic Interpretation
I should point out that no one actually knows what the real last supper that Jesus Christ had with his twelve disciples actually looked like. The famous painting that everyone compared the Paris Olympics opening show to, was a mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci, who lived almost 1,500 years after the birth of Jesus Christ.
Needless to say - Leonardo da Vinci did not witness the actual last supper of Jesus Christ, and his disciples. The Last Supper was therefore, da Vinci's artistic interpretation, and does not actually show what happened. After all, who would actually sit like that in real life - only on one side of an extremely long table???
If the Paris Olympics was somehow based on The Last Supper, then it would be mocking da Vinci's painting, and not the event itself.
If anyone should be insulted, it would be fans of Leonardo da Vinci, and not Christians per se... unless they actually believe that Jesus Christ and his twelve disciples really sat only on one side of a table for their last supper together???
Or do they believe Leonardo da Vinci travelled back in time, and actually witnessed the scene to accurately depict it in his famous painting? Interesting...
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Did fully-vaccinated Zhang Zhijie collapse and drop dead mid-game after suffering a fatal heart attack?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Zhang Zhijie Dropped Dead Mid-Game From Heart Attack!
People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claims that a fully-vaccinated 17 year-0ld Chinese badminton player called Zhang Zhijie just collapsed and dropped dead mid-game after suffering a fatal heart attack!
Here is an excerpt of the article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Fully Jabbed 17-Year-Old Chinese Player Drops Dead Mid-Game
A fully jabbed 17-year-old Badminton star collapsed mid-game on Sunday and died after suffering a fatal heart attack.
Zhang Zhijie was playing against Kazuma Kawano of Japan at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships on Sunday when he collapsed and had several fatal seizures.
Badminton officials said medical teams treated Zhang on court and he was rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
He was later taken to the Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, a main government hospital in Yogyakarta.
Truth : Zhang Zhijie Did Not Die From Heart Attack!
This is yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Zhang Zhijie Died From Cardiac Arrest
Let me start by pointing out that Zhang Zhijie (also known as Zhang Zhi Jie) did not die suddenly from a fatal heart attack.
On Sunday, June 30, 2024, Zhang Zhi Jie was playing against Kazuma Kawano of Japan, in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; when he suddenly collapsed and started convulsing on court.
Zhang was taken to the hospital, but by the time he arrived, he was no longer breathing, and no longer had a pulse. He was treated for about three hours, before being taken to a second hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:20 PM the same day.
Indonesia’s badminton association held a press conference on 1 July, in which spokesperson Broto Happy said that Zhang Zhi Jie died from a sudden cardiac arrest.
The conclusions of the examination and treatment of the victim from two hospitals show the same results, the victim experienced sudden cardiac arrest.
To be clear – two hospitals treated and examined Zhang Zhijie, and they both concluded that he died from a sudden cardiac arrest, not a heart attack.
Fact #2 : Unknown If Zhang Zhijie Was Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Due to the high vaccination rate in China, it is very likely that Zhang Zhijie was vaccinated against COVID-19. However, there isn’t any actual evidence that Zhang received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Zhang Zhijie was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #3 : Zhang Zhijie Is Not Zhang Zhizhen
I should also point out that Zhang Zhijie is a 17 year-old Chinese badminton player. He is not Zhang Zhizhen (also known as Zhang Zhi Zhen), who is a 27 year-old Chinese tennis player.
The People’s Voice appears to have confused the two Chinese athletes, who play different sports and don’t even remotely look the same…
Instead of using a photo of Zhang Zhijie playing badminton, The People’s Voice article used a photo of Zhang Zhizhen playing tennis!
Even though their cover image cropped out the tennis ball, it is obvious that the man below (Zhang Zhizhen) is holding a tennis racquet, not a badminton racquet.
Fact #4 : The People’s Voice Is Known For Fake News
The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.
Founded as Your News Wire in 2014, it was rebranded as NewsPunch in November 2018, before becoming The People’s Voice. A 2017 BuzzFeed report identified NewsPunch as the second-largest source of popular fake news on Facebook that year.
Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should never share anything from NewsPunch / The People’s Voice. Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:
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Did Chinese badminton player Zhang Zhi Jie die suddenly from a COVID-19 vaccine-induced cardiac arrest?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Zhang Zhi Jie Died Suddenly From COVID-19 Vaccine!
Right after news broke that Zhang Zhi Jie collapsed and died suddenly during the Badminton Asia Junior Championship, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the 17 year-old Chinese badminton player died suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine!
DANY DEE (translated) : Vaccinated = deceased. Once again ! “Zhang Zhijie, a promising 17-year-old Chinese badminton player, dies after fainting and convulsing mid-match.”
Hello Dave (Excess Deaths) : 17-year-old Chinese player Zhang Zhijie has died suddenly after passing out on the court during an international badminton tournament in Indonesia, sports officials said on Monday. Zhang Zhijie fainted on Sunday night while facing Kazuma Kawano at the Asian youth tournament in Yogyakarta.
jay ihsan : get athletes to undergo d dimer test to rule out clotting caused by c19 jabs! Will china reveal zhang’s c19 jab status?
Truth : Zhang Zhi Jie Did Not Die From COVID-19 Vaccine!
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Fact #1 : Zhang Zhi Jie Died From Cardiac Arrest
Zhang Zhi Jie (also known as Zhang Zhijie) was a 17 year-old Chinese badminton player.
On Sunday, June 30, 2024, Zhang Zhi Jie was playing against Kazuma Kawano of Japan, in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; when he suddenly collapsed and start convulsing on court.
He was taken to the hospital, but by the time he arrived, he was no longer breathing, and no longer had a pulse. He was treated for about three hours, before being taken to a second hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:20 PM the same day.
Indonesia’s badminton association held a press conference on 1 July, in which spokesperson Broto Happy said that Zhang Zhi Jie died from a sudden cardiac arrest.
The conclusions of the examination and treatment of the victim from two hospitals show the same results, the victim experienced sudden cardiac arrest.
To be clear – two hospitals treated and examined Zhang Zhi Jie, and they both concluded that he died from a sudden cardiac arrest, not the COVID-19 vaccine.
None of those who claimed that Zhang Zhi Jie died from the COVID-19 vaccine provided any evidence to back up their claims.
Fact #2 : Badminton Rules Delayed Medical Assistance
The controversy over Zhang Zhi Jie’s tragic and unexpected death wasn’t about whether COVID-19 vaccines played a role (it doesn’t). It was why there appeared to be a delay in providing him with medical assistance.
Several seconds after Zhang Zhi Jie collapsed, a man can be seen gingerly making his way to help him, but stops and looks back as Zhang tries to lift his head up. The man then shouts and gestures for people to help Zhang.
It took some 40 seconds from the time Zhang collapsed to the arrival of the first responder. It was almost a full minute before he was placed on his back. PBSI later explained that the medical teams had to follow a rule where they needed the referee’s permission before entering the court.
That is in accordance with the regulations and standards of procedure that applies to every international badminton tournament.
Badminton Asia said that Zhang was taken to an ambulance within two minutes. However, the video footage shows him being taken off court a little over two minutes after he collapsed.
Fact #3 : Seizures Can Lead To Cardiac Arrest
It is important to note that Zhang Zhi Jie appears to suffer a seizure when he collapsed, because sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a major cause of death for people with epilepsy, or people suffering from seizures:
Among patients with epilepsy, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a major cause of death. It is commonly thought that SCA in epilepsy occurs after a seizure…
To be clear – COVID-19 vaccines do not cause seizures or epilepsy. There is no plausible or known pathogenesis for any vaccine to cause seizures.
Naturally, people claiming or suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines cause seizures, are unable to detail how it is possible, or provide any actual evidence. They want to convince us it’s true, but are too baffled to explain how, or show us any evidence.
In contrast, tens of billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, and extended monitoring over the last 3 years have shown that they do not cause seizures.
Fact #5 : Athletes Are At Higher Risk Of Cardiac Arrest
While athletes appears to be the epitome of healthy young people, many are at risk of dying from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
In fact, studies show that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. On average, about 2,000 young people in the United States (less than 24 years old) die from sudden cardiac arrest every year, and many do not have previously-known heart disease.
That’s why many states in the United States enacted laws requiring automated external defibrillators (AED) to be made available in health clubs, gyms, schools, and other public places.
Fact #6 : Unknown If Zhang Zhi Jie Was Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Due to the high vaccination rate in China, it is very likely that Zhang Zhi Jie was vaccinated against COVID-19. However, there isn’t any actual evidence that Zhang received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Zhang Zhi Jie was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #7 : China Uses Completely Different Vaccines
I should also point out that China does not use much-maligned mRNA vaccines. Instead, they use their own vaccines based on older technologies, like the Sinovac CoronaVac, CanSino Convidecia, and Sinopharm BIBP vaccines.
Fact #8 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if Zhang Zhi Jie was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than three years ago!
He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Did the WEF issue guidelines restricting people from washing their clothes?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : WEF Wants To Restrict People From Washing Clothes!
People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claims that the WEF issued guidelines restricting people from washing their clothes!
Here is an excerpt of the long and (intentionally?) confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Klaus Schwab Wants To Ban People Washing Their Pants More Than Once Per Month
Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum (WEF) has issued guidelines regarding how often the public should be allowed to wash their clothes, including underwear and gym clothes.
The WEF has already ordered compliant governments to move towards a future in which citizens will be restricted from buying more than a small number of new items of clothing per year.
Now, according to Schwab, the threat of climate change means people no longer have the right to wear laundered and clean clothes.
Citing a new study, Schwab’s World Economic Forum (WEF) is urging governments to clamp down on people who wash their jeans and pants more than once per month, and their sweaters more than once per fortnight.
Truth : WEF Is Not Restricting People From Washing Clothes!
This is yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : WEF Did Not issue Any Guidelines On Washing Clothes
First, let me just point out that the World Economic Forum (WEF) did not issue any guidelines on how often people should wash their clothes. The WEF certainly did not restrict people from washing underwear or gym clothes!
If the WEF actually issued such guidelines, or even attempt to restrict people from washing their clothes, it would have been reported widely. Yet there has been no report of such a restriction anywhere by any reputable media outlet. That’s because it was all made up!
Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article provided no evidence to back up its “fact checked” claim.
Fact #2 : WEF Video Was About What Scientists Are Saying
If you watch the video, you will realise that it is merely telling us what scientists at the Society of Chemical Industry are saying about the impact of washing clothes on CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions, and the waste it introduces into waterways.
Scientists are urging us to wash our clothes less to help the planet because Landry has a “huge environmental impact”.
70% of the CO2 emissions generated by a cotton t-shirt come from washing and drying it. Laundry also puts detergents and microfibres into waterways, which is damaging to ecosystems.
Too much washing also wears out clothes faster, meaning more are sent to landfill. The EU alone produces 2.2 million tonnes of textile waste a year.
Experts at the Society of Chemical Industry say we shouldn’t wash clothes after every wear…
They say jeans shouldn’t be washed more than once a month, jumpers once a fortnight, and pyjamas once a week.
The exceptions are underwear and gym clothes, which should be washed every wear.
If using a machine, try lower temperatures and shorter cycles.
As you can tell, the WEF video isn’t about restricting people from washing their clothes, it’s about educating them on the impact that washing clothes too often can have.
The People’s Voice article appears to suggest that this happened recently, I should point out that the WEF posted its video almost 3 years ago – on 29 September 2021.
It must either be a really slow day at The People’s Voice, or it took them more than two years to realise this…
Fact #4 : The People’s Voice Is Known For Fake News
The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.
Founded as Your News Wire in 2014, it was rebranded as NewsPunch in November 2018, before becoming The People’s Voice. A 2017 BuzzFeed report identified NewsPunch as the second-largest source of popular fake news on Facebook that year.
Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should never share anything from NewsPunch / The People’s Voice. Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:
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Did BJ Thompson collapse suddenly from a COVID-19 vaccine-induced cardiac arrest?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : BJ Thompson Collapsed From Vaccine Cardiac Arrest!
Right after news broke that BJ Thompson collapsed suddenly during a team meeting, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the Kansas City Chiefs defensive end suffered a COVID-19 vaccine-induced cardiac arrest!
McCullough Foundation : JUST IN – 25-year-old Kansas City Chiefs defensive end B.J. Thompson suffers a seizure and cardiac arrest during a team meeting.
Type of COVID-19 vaccine administered, number of doses, and batch information should be disclosed to investigate if this is related to COVID-19 vaccination.
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can cause fatal myocarditis as we’ve demonstrated in our paper, “Autopsy findings in cases of fatal COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis”
Paul A. Szypula : Why does this keep happening to otherwise young healthy professional athletes?
Thankfully BJ Thompson is in stable condition. Did he get the jab?
Christian 360° News :BREAKING NFL NEWS 🚨 @KMBC, “Kansas City @ChiefsB.J. Thompson in stable condition after seizure, going into cardiac arrest at team facility.” 🙏🏻
Truth : BJ Thompson Did Not Collapse From Vaccine Cardiac Arrest!
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Fact #1 : BJ Thompson Had A Seizure
BJ Thompson (born Brandon Thompson Jr. on 23 March 1999) is a 25 year-old American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL (National Football League).
On Thursday, June 6, 2024, BJ Thompson had a seizure during a special teams meeting, before going into cardiac arrest. The Kansas City Chiefs medical staff quickly stabilised him, and BJ Thompson was taken to a hospital, where he is in stable condition.
To be clear – BJ Thompson did not collapse from a cardiac arrest, like Damar Hamlin, or Bronny James. He suffered a seizure, before going into cardiac arrest, as reported by NFL Networks’s Tom Pelissero:
The #Chiefs canceled all team activities today after a backup defensive lineman had a seizure in a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest, per sources.
#Chiefs DL BJ Thompson is in stable condition after suffering a seizure and going into cardiac arrest during a meeting this morning, per source.
It is important to note that BJ Thompson suffered a seizure before going into cardiac arrest, because sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a major cause of death for people with epilepsy, or people suffering from seizures:
Among patients with epilepsy, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a major cause of death. It is commonly thought that SCA in epilepsy occurs after a seizure…
Fact #3 : COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Cause Seizures
To be clear – COVID-19 vaccines do not cause seizures or epilepsy. There is no plausible or known pathogenesis for any vaccine to cause seizures.
Naturally, people claiming or suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines cause seizures, are unable to detail how it is possible, or provide any actual evidence. They want to convince us it’s true, but are too baffled to explain how, or show us any evidence.
In contrast, tens of billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, and extended monitoring over the last 3 years have shown that they do not cause seizures.
Fact #4 : Athletes Are At Higher Risk Of Cardiac Arrest
While athletes appears to be the epitome of healthy young people, many are at risk of dying from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
In fact, studies show that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. On average, about 2,000 young people in the United States (less than 24 years old) die from sudden cardiac arrest every year, and many do not have previously-known heart disease.
That’s why many states in the United States enacted laws requiring automated external defibrillators (AED) to be made available in health clubs, gyms, schools, and other public places.
Fact #5 : Unknown If BJ Thompson Was Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Despite suggestions that BJ Thompson was fully-vaccinated, there isn’t any actual evidence that he ever received the COVID-19 vaccine. He certainly did not post about getting the vaccine on his X account (formerly Twitter)!
It is possible that BJ Thompson was unvaccinated against COVID-19, because the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory in the United States. The NFL also did not require players or coaches to be vaccinated against COVID-19, even though it did require all employees who have contact with the players to be fully-vaccinated.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that BJ Thompson was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #6 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if BJ Thompson was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than three years ago!
He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Find out why two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray did not die suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine at just 30 years of age, and what was his true cause of death!
Claim : Grayson Murray Died Suddenly From COVID-19 Vaccine!
Right after news broke that Grayson Murray died unexpectedly, some people immediately suggested or claimed that the two-time PGA Tour winner died suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine!
Concerned Citizen : PGA Tour Winner Grayson Murray dies suddenly age 30. RIP.
Reminder that this is absolutely not fucking normal.
Health officials need to conduct a full investigation into why young fit healthy people keep dying suddenly.
Although you already know why.
Matt Wallace : 🚨DEVELOPING: Two-time PGA Tour Winner Grayson Murray Dead At Age 30 From “Mysterious” Unspecified Illness ⚠️
In 2021, The PGA Tour Sent A Memo For Players and Caddies To Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations‼️
Randy Hoopes : Grayson Murray, two-time PGA Tour winner, dies at 30 – via @ESPNApp. Got the jab?
Peter Gilmartin : PGA professional golfer Grayson Murray dead at 30 years old. Jab status anyone?
Truth : Grayson Murray Did Not Die Suddenly From COVID-19 Vaccine!
This is yet another example of fake news circulating on X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why!
Fact #1 : Grayson Murray Committed Suicide!
Let me start by pointing out that Grayson Murray did not die suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine, because he committed suicide!
After social media users speculated that the two-time PGA Tour winner might have succumbed to the COVID-19 vaccine, his parents – Eric and Terry Murray, issued a statement through PGA Tour on 26 May 2024, stating clearly that their son, Garyson Murray, committed suicide.
Life wasn’t always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now.
It is sad that Grayson Murray’s parents have to publicly reveal his cause of death to stem speculation that their son died from COVID-19 vaccination, when there is absolutely no evidence that the vaccines (which have been proven safe and effective) were involved in their son’s death.
Ironically, Grayson Murray was outspoken about being anti-vaccine himself, and had not been vaccinated against COVID-19!
As the PGA Tour did not require players to get vaccinated, it appears he simply refused to do so. So it is quite amazing for anti-vaccine activists to claim that Grayson Murray died from the COVID-19 vaccine…
Personally I’m not into the scare of the whole thing. That’s my take on it. Now that the vaccine is out, people are going to get it. If they choose not to get it, that’s fine.
I think eventually the tour is going to going to put it on us to go get our own (COVID-19) test and pay for our own test, which would be a pain. That’s their way of saying you’ll have to go get yours (vaccine). I don’t want to but I have family members who have.
When asked why he was opposed to getting the COVID-19 vaccine, this was what Grayson Murray said:
Technically it’s not FDA approved. Last time I checked it wasn’t. I don’t know what people’s complications from it will be years from now. I’ll do it when it’s FDA approved.
I’ve already had (COVID-19 in July 2020). I’m not going to die from it. If it makes my life easier out here I’m pretty much forced to do it. That’s pretty much what the tour’s doing, which I don’t agree with. … If 60 or 70 percent of the guys out here are vaccinated I don’t think there’s any issue. …
To be clear – the FDA had already approved the COVID-19 vaccine, before it was authorised to be administered to people, and it had continuously updated people on the known side effects of the approved vaccines, which were mostly mild and transient.
Will these anti-vaccination activists apologise for lying to you? Nope! They will just move on to the next sudden death or injury…
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Will the WHO Pandemic Treaty threaten US sovereignty and its constitutional rights?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : WHO Pandemic Treaty Will Threaten US Sovereignty!
People are sharing posts that claim or suggest that the WHO Pandemic Treaty will threaten US sovereignty and its constitutional rights!
US Senators Drop a Bombshell on the World Health Organization
The tide is turning.
In a shocking turn of events, all Republican senators (49), led by Senator Ron Johnson, have formally urged President Joe Biden to withdraw his support in expanding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic authority.
The letter, sent ahead of the 77th World Health Assembly scheduled from May 27 to June 1, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland, argues that the WHO’s mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis underscores the need for major reforms rather than granting it more power.
The senators warn that such an expansion could threaten U.S. sovereignty and constitutional rights, emphasizing that any international agreement enhancing WHO’s authority should be treated as a treaty, requiring a two-thirds supermajority vote in the Senate for approval.
“THIS IS BIG NEWS!!!” wrote Dr. Meryl Nass on 𝕏.
“49 Senators (every Republican Senator) have told President Biden to withdraw US support for the Treaty and IHR amendments–but if the US does go forward, the treaty(s) will have to be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, requiring a 2/3 vote (which is an appropriate threat).”
These claims are based on a letter that Senator Ron Johnson and Senator Rick Scott sent to the Biden Administration:
Dear Mr. President:
Next month, during the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA), your administration is expected to commit the United States to two international agreements that would strengthen the World Health Organization’s (WHO) authority to declare public health emergencies of international concern and expand the WHO’s authority over member states during such emergencies. This is unacceptable.
The WHO’s failure during the COVID-19 pandemic was as total as it was predictable and did lasting harm to our country. The United States cannot afford to ignore this latest WHO inability to perform its most basic function and must insist on comprehensive WHO reforms before even considering amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) or any new pandemic-related treaty that would increase WHO authority. We are deeply concerned that your administration continues to support these initiatives and strongly urge you to change course.
Article 55 of the IHR requires the text of any IHR amendment to be communicated to member states at least four months before the WHA at which they are to be considered. As the WHO has still not provided final amendments text to member states, we submit that IHR amendments may not be considered at next month’s WHA. Some of the over 300 proposals for amendments made by member states would substantially increase the WHO’s health emergency powers and constitute intolerable infringements upon U.S. sovereignty. As such, it was essential that the WHO abide by the four-month notice period to allow member states time to ensure that no traces of such proposals were included in a final amendment package for consideration by the WHA. Having failed to do so, amendments are not in order.
The WHO’s most recent publicly available draft of its new pandemic response treaty is dead on arrival. Instead of addressing the WHO’s well-documented shortcomings, the treaty focuses on mandated resource and technology transfers, shredding intellectual property rights, infringing free speech, and supercharging the WHO. Moving forward with a new pandemic preparedness and response treaty ignores the fact that we are still unsure of COVID-19’s origins because Beijing continues to block a legitimate independent investigation. We strongly urge you not to join any pandemic related treaty, covenant, or agreement being considered at the Seventy-seventh WHA. Should you ignore this advice, we state in the strongest possible terms that we consider any such agreement to be a treaty requiring the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senate under Article II Section 2 of the Constitution.
In light of the high stakes for our country and our constitutional duty, we call upon you to (1) withdraw your administration’s support for the current IHR amendments and pandemic treaty negotiations, (2) shift your administration’s focus to comprehensive WHO reforms that address its persistent failures without expanding its authority, and (3) should you ignore these calls, submit any pandemic related agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Sincerely,
Ron Johnson, United States Senator Rick Scott, United States Senator
Truth : WHO Pandemic Treaty Will Not Threaten US Sovereignty!
This is yet another example of fake news about the WHO Pandemic Treaty, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : WHO Member States Want To Better Prepare For Future Pandemics
This claim is based on WHO member state discussions, which started in 2022, to amend existing International Health Regulations to strengthen the world’s preparedness against future global pandemics.
The International Health Regulations (IHR) were first adopted by member states in 1969, empowering the WHO to monitor global diseases. Those regulations have since been revised over the years, including in 2005 – after the SARS outbreak.
On 1 December 2021, world leaders agreed to kickstart the process to draft and negotiate an agreement or convention to “strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response“.
Fact #2 : Recommendations Came From WHO Member States
The proposed recommendations came from WHO member states, and not WHO itself. Among the more than 200 recommendations on how to better prepare for the next pandemic were:
sharing of data and genomic sequences on emerging viruses
a plan for equitable vaccine distribution
a ban on wildlife markets
incentives for reporting new viruses or variants
Fact #3 : Biden Administration Does Not Want A Binding Agreement
The European Union proposed that the changes be adopted in the form of a new treaty, a measure backed by Britain, Indonesia and Kenya, among other countries.
Despite what people are claiming on social media, the United States has opposed a binding treaty. India and Brazil are similarly reluctant about adopting a treaty.
The EU proposed the treaty and is its biggest backer, with support from Britain, Indonesia, Kenya and others.
The United States will take part in the talks but has opposed a binding treaty. India and Brazil have also voiced reservations.
Yet, all GOP senators are apparently insisting that the WHO Pandemic Treaty should be a binding treaty??? Do they want to maintain US sovereignty, or hand it over to the WHO???
Fact #4 : WHO Pandemic Treaty Is Unlikely To Be Binding
The zero draft of the proposed WHO agreement on preparing for future pandemics was released on 1 February 2023, and was the focus of the article by The Epoch Times.
If you download and read the zero draft, you will realise that the WHO is still calling it a “convention, agreement, or other international instruments“, clearly showing that member countries have not decided whether they want it to be binding or otherwise.
In the third point noted on the very first page of the draft, it was even pointed out that this is just a draft that is being used for “commencing negotiations“, and that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed“.
The INB (Intergovernmental Negotiating Body) further agreed that the zero draft would be considered at its fourth meeting as a basis for commencing negotiations at that meeting, it being understood that the zero draft will be without prejudice to the position of any delegation and following the principle that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”.
So it is ludicrous for anyone who read the first page of the zero draft to claim that the Biden Administration is planning to sign away US sovereignty to the WHO. Moreover, the Biden Administration does not want a binding agreement, while the GOP senators appear to be demanding for one!
More to the point – if the Biden Administration holds firm, the Pandemic Treaty will not be binding, as every country has to agree to these changes, or nothing changes.
Fact #5 : WHO Pandemic Treaty Does Not Affect Sovereignty!
If you download and read the zero draft, or any of the Pandemic Treaty’s draft agreements, you will realise that WHO Member States will continue to have the right to “determine and manage” their own healthcare initiatives, including how to tackle future pandemics!
In fact, the issue of sovereignty was addressed at least three times in the latest April 2024 draft:
… reaffirming the principle of sovereignty of States in addressing public health matters,
Recalling the sovereign right of States over their biological resources…
… the sovereign right of States to adopt, legislate and implement legislation, within their jurisdiction, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the WHO Constitution and the principles of international law, and their sovereign rights over their biological resources;
Only those who did not read any of the draft agreements will remain unaware that the WHO Pandemic Treaty would not affect any country’s sovereignty!
Fact #6 : WHO DG Dismissed Sovereignty Claim In May 2022
On May 17, 2022, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus dismissed the claim that countries signing up for this new agreement would be giving up their sovereignty.
The accord process is led by Member States with their own Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (called INB), representing all regions of the world. The INB has now started a two-year process that includes global public hearings with all stakeholders. This represents the world’s opportunity to plan together, detect pathogens quicker, share data broadly and collectively respond more effectively to the next diseases X or known pathogens.
Unfortunately, there has been a small minority of groups making misleading statements and purposefully distorting facts.
I want to be crystal clear. WHO’s agenda is public, open and transparent. WHO stands strongly for individual rights. We passionately support everyone’s right to health and we will do everything we can to ensure that that right is realized.
The first ever World Health Assembly, which took place soon after the WHO Constitution entered into force in 1948, was a watershed event in global public health. And like the proposed pandemic preparedness accord, this did not mean WHO usurped nations’ sovereignty; in fact it strengthened countries’ ability to fight diseases together.
WHO is an expression of Member States’ own sovereignty and WHO is entirely what the sovereign 194 Member States want WHO to be.
Every year, these sovereign governments come together at the World Health Assembly to set the health agenda for the world. Individually we can’t beat pandemics; our best chance is together.
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Did French-Algerian footballer Andy Delort collapse from the vaccine death spiral during a soccer match in Qatar?!
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Updated @ 2024-05-01 : Refreshed with new information Originally posted @ 2024-01-28
Claim : Andy Delort Collapsed From Vaccine Death Spiral!
Right after news broke that Andy Delort collapsed suddenly during a soccer match in Qatar, some people immediately suggested that the French-Algerian professional footballer collapsed from the COVID-19 vaccine death spiral!
DiedSuddenly : The Andy Delort collapse was one of the many bizarre collapses that we’ve been seeing the last couple of years.
William Makis MD : Rotational Seizures in COVID-19 Vaccinated – 18 VIDEOS of the “Vaccine DEATH SPIRAL”
Jan.6, 2024 – Scary scene in Qatar as Umm Salal’s Andy Delort collapsed to the ground in convulsions 10 minutes after he scored a goal – French player was treated on the pitch and watched the second half of the Qatar Cup final on the bench
These have been called “rotational seizures”, and the proper medical term is “gyratory seizures”. They used to be very rare.
Gyratory seizures (GSs) have been rarely described in generalized as well as in focal epilepsies. They were defined as a rotation around the body axis during a seizure for at least 180 degrees
The mechanisms of generation are unknown
These “gyratory seizures” or “vaccine death spiral” are now much more common after the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
Remnant Man : Another soccer player (Andy Delort) collapses on the field.
Why is it mainly soccer players that are collapsing from the vax?
Truth : Andy Delort Did Not Collapse From Vaccine Death Spiral!
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Fact #1 : Andy Delort Had An Epileptic Seizure
Andy Delort (أندي ديلور, born on 9 October 1991) is a French-Algerian professional footballer who is a striker for the Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal, and the Algeria national team.
On the evening of Saturday, 6 January 2024, Umm Salal was playing against Al-Arabi in Qatar, when Andy Delort scored the opening goal. Then he started spinning in a circle at the 16th minute before collapsing onto the pitch, and convulsing in an epileptic fit.
He was quickly attended to by a medical team, but recovered within a few minutes. He walked off the field, and the game continued. Andy Delort did not need to be hospitalised, and he watched the rest of the game from the substitutes’ bench.
He even sent out an Instagram story at that time, stating “Thank you all for your messages. Everything is back to normal.” (“Merci à tous pour vos messages. Tout est rentré dans l’ordre.“)
Andy Delort later issued this message to his fans:
Hello to the whole RMC team! It’s Andy Delort to tell you that everything is going very well. I had a little bit of fatigue. We did the tests, it’s going very well. Don’t forget that we’re going to start against at Rothern’s with shows where we’re going to talk about everything and nothing, but especially football. See you soon friends, big kisses and long live Ligue 1!
To be clear – Andy Delort did not die after collapsing. Neither was he hospitalised. He only suffered an epileptic seizure, and recovered within minutes on his own.
The “vaccine death spiral” does not exist. Like “Turbo Cancer“, “Turbo AIDS“, or even “Vaccine AIDS“, the term “vaccine death spiral” was simply made up by anti-vaccine activists to scare you.
In fact, many cases of “vaccine death spiral” turned out to be just normal cases of seizures that did not result in death.
Fact #3 : Gyratory Seizures Existed Long Before Vaccines
I should point out that gyratory seizures, defined as a rotation around the body axis during a seizure for at least 180 degrees, have been documented long before COVID-19 vaccines were invented.
As William Makis himself pointed out, it was described in the 2005 Dobesberger et. al paper called Gyratory seizures revisited.
That paper revealed that 12 out of 277 patients suffered gyratory seizures, from 1998 to 2004 – that’s 15 to 21 years before the pandemic! All those patients had existing, intractable (difficult or impossible to control) epilepsies, and had been referred for “presurgical evaluation”.
Fact #4 : Seizures Are Not Side Effect Of COVID-19 Vaccines
To be clear – seizures, gyratory or not, are not a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines. There is no plausible or known pathogenesis for any vaccine to cause gyratory seizures.
Naturally, people claiming or suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines cause seizures, are unable to detail how it is possible, or provide any actual evidence. They want to convince us it’s true, but are too baffled to explain how, or show us any evidence.
In contrast, tens of billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, and extended monitoring over the last 3 years have shown that they do not cause seizures.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Andy Delort was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #6 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if Andy Delort was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than two years ago!
He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Did University of Lynchburg star runner Frank Csorba die suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine, or suicide, right after winning the NCAA Division III national championship?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Updated @ 2024-04-30 : Updated with Frank Csorba’s true case of death! Originally posted @ 2024-04-28
Claim : Frank Csorba Died From COVID-19 Vaccine / Suicide!
Right after news broke that Frank Csorba died suddenly after winning the NCAA Division III national championship last month, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the University of Lynchburg student and star runner was somehow killed by the COVID-19 vaccine!
Andrew Bridgen MP : “What next for the future?” University of Lynchburg athlete Frank Csorba talks in this heartbreaking video recorded one month ago about his plans, shortly after helping bring a national track and field title home.
Now he’s dead. Cause of death has not been released. His university mandated Covid 19 vaccinations in 2021. #diedsuddenly (April 2024)
Hello Dave #excessdeaths : Frank Csorba (23) Covid-19 mandated runner at the University of Lynchburg who last month helped bring a national track & field title to the school, died unexpectedly.
Cause of death not been released. #diedsuddenly (April 2024)
Oligarch Kabuki : Drops Dead: Star runner Frank Csorba dies unexpectedly at 23 after bringing University of Lynchburg national title just last month. #diedsuddenly @DiedSuddenly_
On the other hand, discussion in the Let’s Run forum have suggested that Frank Csorba committed suicide. In fact, the administrator of the Let’s Run forum appeared to confirm that (archive):
We apologize that this thread wasn’t moderated more timely.
Because a cause of death wasn’t mentioned, many people speculated it was somehow related to the vaccine and those were deleted and then people complained about the moderation. We have moved to moderation moving forward.
It appears he took his own life. Moving forward, we are requiring registration to post in this thread. If we are wrong about the cause of death, please email us at etsrun@letsrun.com.
Truth : Frank Csorba Did Not Die From COVID-19 Vaccine / Suicide!
This is yet another example of fake news circulating on social media and forums, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Frank Csorba Died From Accidental Shooting!
Frank Csorba (born Francis Lawrence Csorba on 12 December 2000) was a graduate student studying public health, and a star runner, at the University of Lynchburg.
Together with the school’s distance medley relay team consisting of Jacob Hodnett, Sam Llaneza, and Chasen Hunt, Frank Csorba won the NCA Division III national championship in early March, completing it at 9:47.17.
On 2 March 2024, Frank Csorba was named Division III athlete of the week by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association – the first male from the ODAC (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) to ever win the award.
Unfortunately, Frank Csorba unexpectedly died on Tuesday, 23 April 2024. The University of Lynchburg distance program announced his death on Instagram:
It is with extremely heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our brother, teammate, and friend Frank Csorba.
Since his first steps on campus, Frank was a light to so many, epitomizing the power of joy in the journey. Through the years, he lifted others to reach the impossible and smiled with every run. As a champion, warrior, and leader, he fought persistently to continue battling for his team. While we knew and loved our groundbreaking, record-setting national champion, we treasure the beautiful memories we have shared with our brother.
We wish our condolences to the Csorba family and everyone who had the privilege of knowing this young man. Please respect the family’s privacy and thoughts during this time of grief.
His funeral was held at 2 PM on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at the chapel; of Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home, with burial in the family cemetery. Frank Csorba was 23 years old when he died. A GoFundMe was setup to help his family pay for funeral expenses.
On Saturday, 27 April 2024, his mother, Jessica Csorba, revealed that Frank died from an accidental shooting while cleaning his gun, after using it at a shooting range.
So the rumor mill has started that my son Frank Csorba took his own life. That is NOT true he died from an Accidental shooting while cleaning his gun after using it at a shooting Range. My son had way to much to live for and life full of goals to achieve. This is a tragedy and anyone that want tarnish my son’s legacy please have the day you deserve!!
Did those people – complete strangers at that, who confidently claimed or suggested that Frank Csorba died from the COVID-19 vaccine, or suicide, apologise??? Nope.
Fact #2 : His Teammate Dismissed Vaccine Death Rumour
On 24 April 2024, PeterMor, who identified himself as a teammate and a close friend of Frank Csorba dismissed rumours (archive) that he died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Teammate and close friend here. Stop this bs about vax deaths and rumors, let him rest. He was an amazing leader, kind friend, and would go to bat for anyone he knew. Took me under his wing personally my freshman year, taught me how to leave it all on the line and put 200% into everything I did.
Needless to say, those who claimed that Frank Csorba died from the COVID-19 vaccine never provided any evidence to back up their claims.
Fact #3 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear With Hours / Days
Needless to say, COVID-19 vaccines cannot cause accidental shootings. But on the off-chance someone out there claims his accidental shooting may have been precipitated by some kind of vaccine side effect, that’s just not realistic.
Due to University of Lynchburg policy, Frank Csorba was likely fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 2-3 years ago. He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination. Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Did OJ Simpson just die suddenly from COVID-19 vaccine turbo cancer?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : OJ Simpson Died From Vaccine Turbo Cancer!
Right after news broke that OJ Simpson died from prostate cancer, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the former NFL star developed turbo cancer from the COVID-19 vaccine!
Alex Jones : Watch OJ Simpson demand you get your COVID Shots. Turbo Cancers are off the charts, and we warned you.
The People’s Voice : Fully Vaccinated OJ Simpson Dies After Sudden Bout of Cancer
Starship Alves : OJ SIMPSON died of Turbo cancer. OJ JIMPSON pushed the covid vaccine.
I was going to feature some of his vaccine posts but I am not getting any search results for vaccine or covid on his profile right now. 🤔
⚡️Romo⚡️ : I’m sure you’ve probably heard the news that OJ Simpson died. Remember when he blamed the unvaccinated for spreading “Covid” and blatantly lied to promote the vaccines? Mainstream media is reporting that he died from cancer and lost the battle.
This is what they want you to believe. You ARE NOT supposed to battle cancer. This isn’t a WAR. Your body IS NOT a battlefield. Everything is cause and effect. I have a few questions:
– Did OJ get cancer from the vaccines?
– What type of cancer did OJ have?
– When was his diagnosis?
– Was he undergoing chemotherapy?
No one dies from cancer. They die from the causes of the cancer and not addressing the root causes of it or from harmful medical treatments they undergo after the diagnosis!
Truth : OJ Simpson Did Not Die From Vaccine Turbo Cancer!
This appears to be yet another example of fake news created by anti-vaccine activists, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : OJ Simpson Died From Prostate Cancer
In May 2023, OJ Simpson (born Orenthal James Simpson on 9 July 1947) publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and was undergoing chemotherapy. At that time, he did not reveal what cancer he had. It was only in February 2024 when it was reported that OJ Simpson was being treated for prostate cancer.
In the final days before his death, all of his children visited him at his home in Las Vegas, right next to the Rhodes Ranch Golf Club. On Wednesday, 10 April 2024, OJ Simpson died from prostate cancer, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
To be clear – OJ Simpson did not die from his COVID-19 vaccination. He died from prostate cancer.
Fact #2 : His Family Did Not Blame COVID-19 Vaccines
OJ Simpson’s family announced his death on his official account on X (formerly known as Twitter):
On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer.
He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.
-The Simpson Family
Notably, OJ Simpson’s family did not claim that he died from COVID-19 vaccines, or turbo cancer.
Fact #3 : OJ Simpson Likely Had Advanced Prostate Cancer
When OJ Simpson announced in May 2023 that he was diagnosed with (prostate) cancer, he also said that he was undergoing chemotherapy. That suggests that Simpson was diagnosed with metastatic or advanced prostate cancer.
Unfortunately, the prognosis for advanced or metastatic prostate cancer is rather poor, with a 5-year survival rate of just 32%. So it is not surprising that OJ Simpson would succumb just under a year later.
Fact #4 : Turbo Cancer Does Not Exist!
I should also point out that there is no such thing as “turbo cancer”, and after billions of doses have been administered worldwide in the past 3 years – there is still no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine can cause cancer, or make cancer go “turbo”.
What OJ Simpson experienced is similar to what many men with prostate cancer have experienced. The fact that he underwent chemotherapy in May 2023 suggests that he was diagnosed with metastatic or advanced prostate cancer.
Needless to say, anti-vaccine activists provide no evidence to back their claims that vaccinated people are dying from turbo cancer. Ironically, they even accused unvaccinated people (and fellow anti-vaxxers) like Kirstie Alley of dying from turbo cancer!
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Is Swedish footballer Kristoffer Olsson fighting for his life in the hospital after suffering a COVID-19 vaccine injury?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Updated @ 2024-03-14 : Added Kristoffer Olsson’s diagnosis, and COVID-19 vaccination. Originally posted @ 2024-02-28
Claim : Kristoffer Olsson Is Fighting For His Life After Vaccine Injury!
Right after news broke that Kristoffer Olsson was placed on a ventilator in hospital, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the Swedish footballer suffered a COVID-19 vaccine injury!
The People’s Voice : Sweden’s Top Soccer Player Fighting for His Life Following COVID Shot
Sweden’s top professor [sic] soccer player Kristoffer Olsson is fighting for his life in hospital just weeks after getting a COVID vaccine.
B. Almindelig (translated) : Swedish national team player Kristoffer Olsson put on ventilator Bloody covid vaccine
Hanna Polansla : Swedens Top Soccer Player Fighting for His Life Following COVID Shot
Luzesperanzayvida ن 🇨🇴 (translated) : Kristoffer Olsson completed the “Covid vaccination” (what’s the mark?) and had a sudden illness that has him on a respirator.
No Evidence Kristoffer Olsson Is Fighting For His Life From Vaccine Injury!
This is yet another example of fake news circulating on social media platforms like Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Kristoffer Olsson Has An Acute Brain Disease
Let me start by simply pointing out that FC Midtjylland posted a statement on Tuesday, 27 February 2024, stating that Kristoffer Olsson suffered an acute brain disease.
According to FC Midtjylland, the 28 year-old Swedish national team player lost consciousness at his home on Tuesday, 20 February – a week earlier. He was taken to the Aarhus University Hospital, where he was hospitalised and placed on a ventilator.
FC Midtjylland stated that Kristoffer Olsson has “an apparently acute disease related to the brain, which is not due to self-harm of any kind, nor is the cause due to external factors“.
That clearly rules out suicide, a drug overdose, or COVID-19 vaccine injury. It is possible that Kristoffer Olsson may have suffered a stroke, although the statement suggests that doctors have not made a diagnosis.
Announcement about Kristoffer Olsson
Against the background of the increasing rumors and conjectures that are pending about the reason for Kristoffer Olsson’s absence in the recent period, we feel compelled to go out with this announcement to the public.
The 28-year-old Swedish national team player lost consciousness at his home on Tuesday 20 February and was transferred to Aarhus University Hospital, where he is hospitalized and on a ventilator.
Kristoffer Olsson is affected by an apparently acute disease related to the brain, which is not due to self-harm of any kind, nor is the cause due to external factors.
A team of Denmark’s leading medical experts is currently working at high pressure to make a diagnosis and initiate the right treatment.
Since admission, Kristoffer has been surrounded by his immediate family and parts of FC Midtjylland’s staff, and is being treated by specialists in the field.
FC Midtjylland urgently requests the public to show respect and understanding, so that Kristoffer, the family and the doctors get the necessary peace of mind to ensure Kristoffer’s recovery and recovery as well as possible.
Everyone at FC Midtjylland is of course deeply affected by Kristoffer’s sudden illness and our thoughts and full support go out to Kristoffer and his family.
FC Midtjylland has no further statements at present, but we will inform the public when significant new information arises.
To be clear – there is no evidence that Kristoffer Olsson has suffered a vaccine injury of any kind. His football club made no such suggestion, and has clearly stated that his brain disease was not due to any “external factors”.
Not surprisingly, people have offered no evidence to back up their claims that Kristoffer Olsson suffered a COVID-19 vaccine injury.
If his doctors, family, and team, never said that Kristoffer Olsson was injured by the COVID-19 vaccine, why should you believe random strangers on the Internet who make such baseless claims???
Fact #2 : Kristoffer Olsson Was Diagnosed With Vasculitis
On 7 March, FC Midtjylland issued another statement, which revealed that Kristoffer Olsson had “an extremely rare inflammatory condition in the vessels of the brain“, which led to “several small blood clots on both sides of the brain“.
The status of Kristoffer Olsson, who has now been given a definitive diagnosis.
Based on the extensive examinations, scans and tests of recent weeks, the doctors can now determine that Kristoffer is affected by several small blood clots on both sides of the brain, as a result of an extremely rare inflammatory condition in the vessels of the brain. The diagnosis matches the thesis on which the medical specialists have so far worked and treated Kristoffer.
Kristoffers Olsson’s condition is now assessed as stable, and the doctors continue to see little progress. At the same time, they find that Kristoffer has an increasing degree of consciousness.
In the coming period, the doctors will slowly try to wean the Swedish midfielder off the ventilator, but he remains hospitalized in intensive care, just as it is still uncertain to say anything about the time horizon of the treatment and the final prognosis.
Although the statement does not reveal the “rare inflammatory condition” Kristoffer Olsson was diagnosed with, it likely refers to a type of central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis, which is an extremely rare disease that affects fewer than 3 in 1 million people.
If the blood vessel inflammation (vasculitis) is limited to the brain and spinal cord, and in the absence of bacterial or viral infection, or systemic autoimmune diseases like SLE, then it would be classified as primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS).
There is no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine can trigger CNS vasculitis. In fact, if COVID-19 vaccines can cause CNS vasculitis, there would have been millions of cases of this extremely rare disease.
Fact #2 : Kristoffer Olsson Was Likely Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Kristoffer Olsson never revealed his COVID-19 vaccination status, but he was likely fully-vaccinated by September 2021. However, there is no evidence he just received another COVID-19 vaccine dose “weeks ago”
Kristoffer Olsson joined RSC Anderlecht on 21 July 2021, as part of Team A. On 16 September 2021, RSC Anderlecht announced that its entire Team A was vaccinated against COVID-19. So it is likely that Kristoffer Olsson was vaccinated by that date.
Fact #4 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even though Kristoffer Olsson was likely fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his COVID-19 vaccine more than 2.5 years ago! He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not years later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination. Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Did Japanese wrestler Yutaka Yoshie die suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine, right after an All Japan Pro Wrestling match?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Yutaka Yoshie Died Suddenly From COVID-19 Vaccine!
Right after news broke that Yutaka Yoshie died suddenly after a wrestling match, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the Japanese professional wrestler was somehow killed by the COVID-19 vaccine!
みらいのミライ : Professional wrestler Yutaka Yoshie has died at the age of 50. The cause of death is “arteriosclerosis”, and many people develop it due to the aftereffects of the corona vaccine. The corona vaccine contains highly toxic “graphene oxide” and “mercury”.
He is coming : **The Jab is surely not responsible, is it?** Pro wrestling star Yutaka Yoshie dead at 50 after match
Slay News : Pro Wrestler Yutaka Yoshie Drops Dead in Locker Room
Japanese pro wrestler Yutaka Yoshie has dropped dead in the locker room immediately after a match, according to reports. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead.
The cause of Yoshie’s death has not been revealed. Yoshie’s death comes amid soaring reports of people dying suddenly and mysteriously.
Growing numbers of young healthy people are now dying in mysterious circumstances or from causes that were once unheard of.
As Slay News reported earlier, a prominent doctor has died suddenly at just 43 years old. Dr. Vicky Jennings, from South Africa, was an internationally recognized trauma surgeon who used social media to pressure the public into taking Covid mRNA vaccines.
Truth : Yutaka Yoshie Did Not Die Suddenly From COVID-19 Vaccine!
This is yet another example of fake news created or promoted by anti-vaccine activists, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Yutaka Yoshie Died After AJPW Match
Let me start by giving you a summary of what led to Yutaka Yoshie’s sudden death on Sunday, 10 March 2024.
Earlier that day, Yutaka Yoshie participated in an All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) match, with Ryo Inoue against Hokuto Omori and Ryoji Sai. After the match, he went backstage for a press interview, before returning to the locker room where he suddenly collapsed.
Yutaka Yoshie was rushed to a nearby hospital in Takasaki, where he was declared dead at the age of 50. His death was announced by AJPW (translated):
Notice of the passing of Yutaka Yoshie
Yutaka Yoshie, who was participating in the Takasaki tournament held today, passed away on March 10, 2024.
After Yutaka Yoshie returned to the waiting room after the game, his condition suddenly deteriorated and he was rushed to a hospital in Takasaki City, but he never returned home.
We would like to remember Yutaka Yoshie’s achievements during his lifetime and pray for his soul to rest in peace.
Fact #2 : Yutaka Yoshie Died From Arteriosclerosis
On 11 March 2024, Tokyo Sports reported that APJW Senior Managing Executive Officer Suwama revealed in an interview that Yutaka Yoshie’s cause of death was “due to arteriosclerosis“.
All the players are in shock. Professional wrestlers are in a profession where you never know what’s going to happen, but now that the timing has come…
According to Suwama, it was Yutaka Yoshie’s family who informed him that the cause of death was “due to arteriosclerosis“, and told him that “it was not caused by a professional wrestling match, so please don’t worry about it“.
Arteriosclerosis can lead to a heart attack, or a stroke – both of which can lead to Yutaka Yoshie suddenly collapsing in the locker room.
Fact #3 : Arteriosclerosis Takes Many Years To Develop
Arteriosclerosis is a vascular disorder characterised by the abnormal thickening and hardening of the arteries, causing a loss of elasticity of arterial walls.
This is a gradual process that takes many years, and can begin as early as childhood! In fact, many people with arteriosclerosis are unaware they have it because they do not have symptoms until the hardened arteries lead to complications.
To be clear – there is no evidence any COVID-19 vaccine can cause arteriosclerosis, which takes many years to develop.
Fact #4 : COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Risk In CVD Patients
People with cardiovascular disease tend to have poorer prognosis and more severe cardiovascular side effects when they contract COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines help these patients reduce their mortality and morbidity, as shown in a May 2023 study published in the Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis.
As discussed above, increased risks of CVD and non-CVD complications are observed in COVID-19 patients with a history of CVD.
Ye et al. conducted a self-controlled case-series study to compare the risk of major cardiovascular events before and after BNT and CoronaVac vaccination. They found that both mRNA and inactivated viral vaccines did not increase CVD risk and actually reduced the risks in specific periods.
The findings remained consistent in different subgroups of sex, age, and underlying CVD (including coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease).
… this implies that for CVD patients, the benefits of vaccination outweigh its side effects.
In short – COVID-19 vaccines do not increase the risk in people with cardiovascular disease, and actually reduce their risk.
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Did former Dallas Cowboys lineman Tony Hutson die suddenly from vaccine SADS?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Tony Hutson Died Suddenly From Vaccine SADS!
Right after news broke that Tony Hutson died earlier this month, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the former Dallas Cowboys guard died suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine!
The People’s Voice : Fully Jabbed Coyotes Lineman Tony Hutson Dies at 49 – Doctors Baffled
Fully vaccinated former Dallas Cowboys lineman Tony Hutson has died at the age of 49, leaving doctors and family baffled.
Wayne Root – Wayne Allyn Root – TV & Radio Host : Deaths keep mounting of young Americans in their 40s & 50s. Stunning numbers of “excess deaths.” U know what I think. Not all, but large percentage are from 1 thing. We need to ask “Was he vaxxed?” You will see a pattern. Why is everyone so afraid to ask?
Steven Lachance : L’ancien joueur de ligne des Cowboys de Dallas, Tony Hutson, entièrement vacciné, est décédé à l’âge de 49 ans, laissant les médecins et la famille perplexes.
Former Dallas Cowboys lineman Tony Hutson, fully vaccinated, has died at the age of 49, leaving doctors and family perplexed.
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of fake news created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Fact #1 : Tony Hutson Died On 3 February 2024
Tony Hutson (born Antonio Hutson on 13 March 1974), who played as an offensive lineman in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins (now Washington Commanders), passed away on 3 February 2024.
His death was only revealed in the middle of February, when his obituary and funeral details were released:
Visitation
3 to 6 PM, Friday, February 16, 2024 Serenity Gardens Funeral Services
Funeral Service 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Saturday, February 17, 2024 Dumas Community Center
Fact #2 : Tony Hutson’s Cause Of Death Was Not Revealed!
While many people are claiming that Tony Hutson died suddenly from a COVID-19 vaccine side effect, they have offered no evidence to back up their claims.
In fact, it is impossible for us, Joe Public, to know that, because Tony Hutson’s cause of death has not been revealed!
Tony Hutson could have died from any number of common causes of death in the United States – cancer, car accident, stroke, suicide, heart attack, cardiac arrest, and yes, COVID-19.
Until and unless his family, or the coroner’s office, announces his official cause of death, anyone who tells you that Tony Hutson die from this or that cause is likely lying to you.
Fact #3 : Unknown If Tony Hutson Was Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Despite claims or suggestions that Tony Hutson was fully-vaccinated, there isn’t any actual evidence that he ever received the COVID-19 vaccine.
It is possible that Tony Hutson was unvaccinated against COVID-19, because the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory in the United States.
After all, Tony Hutson retired from professional football in 2001 – more than 23 years ago! Even if he was still playing professional football, he would not have been required to get vaccinated – there was no vaccine mandate for players or coaches in the NFL!
Until and unless his family (or the authorities) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Tony Hutson was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #4 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if Tony Hutson was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than two years ago! He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination. Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Was a transgender woman just caught playing in the women’s rugby league?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Transgender Woman Played In Women’s Rugby League!
People are sharing a video on YouTube, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter), claiming that it shows a transgender man playing in the women’s rugby league!
David Atherton : A trans woman shows why they have no place in women’s sport. This is a Rugby League match.
The opinionated Black woman ~ Aunty : What the hell is a bloke doing playing in the women’s rugby league at an international level? WHAT THE ACTUAL FCK!!!!!
Brownserpent : A man name Joanne Lagona in Australia’s Women National Rugby League destroys a woman with his tackle
girlsrugbyleague : When your told to Blend in…. then blow your cover
That Was Not Transgender Woman Playing In Women’s Rugby League!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS circulating on YouTube, TikTok and X, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Video Was From September 2022
Let me start by pointing out that the video isn’t new. It was recorded in September 2022, and shows the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII game against Papua New Guinea (source).
Fact #2 : Joanne Lagona Is Not Transgender
The player in the viral video clip that people are accusing of being a transgender woman is actually a Papua New Guinea woman named Joanne Lagona.
Joanne Lagona was a fullback in the Papua New Guinea Orchids women’s national rugby league team, who played in the 2012 Oceania Women’s Sevens Championship, the 2016 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship, and the 2021 Women’s Rugby League World Cup.
That would not be possible if Joanne Lagona was a transgender woman, because transgender players are not allowed to participate in official women’s rugby matches.
Fact #3 : Joanne Lagona Also Plays Against Men
Joanne Lagona has been playing rugby since she was five years old, and is used to playing against the men. In fact, she plays against men, when there are no women’s competitions in Papua New Guinea.
I am not new to 7s rugby as I have been playing the game at a very young age. At times when there are no women competitions in PNG, I play in the men’s competition. I am used to tough and physical competition.
While she plays against the men, Joanne Lagona is a biological female. People making claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man, have provided no evidence to back up their claims.
Fact #4 : IRL Banned Transgender Players In Women’s Rugby
On 21 June 2022, the International Rugby League (IRL) announced that it does not permit transgender players from participating in women’s rugby league matches.
The IRL is continuing work to review and update rules about transgender participation in women’s international rugby league and will seek to use the upcoming World Cup to help develop a comprehensive inclusion policy.
Until further research is completed to enable the IRL to implement a formal transgender inclusion policy, male-to-female (transwomen) players are unable to play in sanctioned women’s international rugby league matches.
As such, it is impossible for any transgender man to play in women’s rugby matches, at least not in official matches, as shown in the viral video.
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A video of a woman collapsing after running on a treadmill has gone viral.
Take a look at the viral video, and find out why she did not die from the COVID-19 vaccine!
Claim : Woman On Treadmill Died Suddenly From Vaccine!
People are sharing a video of a woman collapsing after running on a treadmill, claiming or suggesting that she just died suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine!
Truth : Woman On Treadmill Did Not Die Suddenly From Vaccine!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS circulating on X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Video Was Recorded In China
Let me start by pointing out that the video was recorded on 9 May 2023, in Guangzhou, China. It is important to note that China exclusively uses its own COVID-19 vaccines, instead of Western vaccines.
These Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are based on older technologies – the most common are the Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines, which use old inactivated virus vaccine technology that some anti-vaccine proponents claim are “much safer” than mRNA vaccines used in Western countries.
The truth is – all approved COVID-19 vaccines have successfully completed their clinical trials, proving that they are both safe and effective. They also continue to be monitored for safety and efficacy.
Fact #2 : The Woman Did Not Die
I should also point out that that the unnamed woman did not die. The woman actually regain her composure within two minutes of resting on the floor. So claims that she “died suddenly” are false.
Fact #3 : The Woman Had Low Blood Sugar
In that incident, a gym fitness coach who was passing by noticed that the woman was unsteady on the treadmill. He quickly stepped in to support and guide her off the treadmill to sit down on the floor. The video cuts off at that point.
It was revealed later that the woman was exercising on an empty stomach, leading to a drop in her blood sugar level. She recovered her composure within two minutes of resting.
The fitness coach, who was identified as Mr. Liu, advised people to maintain a balanced diet, and engage in appropriate exercise for safer and more effective workouts.
The incident was even covered by USA Today (source) on 25 May 2023.
Fact #4 : Unknown If Woman Was Vaccinated Against COVID-19
While China has a high COVID-19 vaccination rate of just over 87%, it was not mandatory. That’s why a significant percentage of the population – just under 13% remain unvaccinated.
It is unknown if the woman on the treadmill was vaccinated against COVID-19. People who claim that the woman in the video was vaccinated against COVID-19 certainly offered no evidence.
Fact #5 : COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Days
Even if the woman on the treadmill was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, it does not mean she suffered any vaccine side effect. After all, she would have received her doses more than two years ago!
She cannot possibly be suffering from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not many months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
Fact #6 : People Have Collapsed Long Before COVID-19 Vaccines!
While anti-vaccine activists often claim that such collapses have never, or rarely, happened, before the COVID-19 vaccines were introduced, that’s really not true.
People have been collapsing for all sorts of reasons – hypotension, hypoglycaemia, vasovagal syncope, prolonged standing, dehydration, seizures, etc.
In fact, the infamous Died Suddenly movie actually showcased people who collapsed even though they were not vaccinated against COVID-19!
Florida Gators star, Keynote Johnson, who collapsed during a basketball game
Austrian journalist, Rosa Lyon, who collapsed on TV three months before COVID-19 was discovered!
Fact #7 : Many Deaths + Collapses Had Nothing To Do With Vaccines!
In addition, many people whose collapses and deaths were blamed on the COVID-19 vaccine were actually unvaccinated.
Footballer Christian Eriksen was unvaccinated when he collapsed during a game
Ohio Republican rep Kris Jordan died suddenly even though he was unvaccinated, and anti-vaccine.
Celebrity Aaron Carter was unvaccinated when he suddenly died in his bathtub.
Actress Kirstie Alley whose death was blamed on “turbo cancer” was unvaccinated.
MMA fighter Stephan Bonnar whose sudden death was blamed on vaccines, was unvaccinated and died from a drug overdose.
Canadian musician Shane Macaulay is unvaccinated and anti-vaccine, but had his viral seizure blamed on COVID-19 vaccines!
There are other examples, but you get the drift – it’s best not to blame the COVID-19 vaccine for every single collapse, injury, or death.
The truth is – tens of billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have already been administered worldwide, and they have proven to be safe and effective for the vast majority of people who took them.
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Did Tom Lockyer collapse during a Premiere League match from cardiac arrest caused by the COVID-19 vaccine?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Tom Lockyer Collapsed From Vaccine Cardiac Arrest!
Right after news broke that Tom Lockyer collapsed suddenly during a Premiere League match, some people immediately suggested that the Welsh professional footballer suffered a cardiac arrest caused by the COVID-19 vaccine!
Neil McEvoy : Dreadful. Investigation of collapses and the covid jab must begin.
Tom Lockyer: Luton-Bournemouth game abandoned after Lockyer collapses on pitch –
The All American : Tom Lockyer, suffered a massive heart attack at the young age of 29. Is this normal to you? While millions who have received the Covid vaccine have died, there are billions who are currently suffering from its deadly side effects. #vaccineInjuries #vaccineDeaths
Martha : Meet Tom Lockyer, a victim of COVID-19 vaccine mandate
In May, he collapsed on the pitch. He suffered an atrial fibrillation. He later had heart surgery
Today, another cardiac arrest on the pitch
In his 17 year career, he had no history of heart problems
Tom Lockyer celebrating Luton Town’s Championship play-off final win from his hospital bed in May 2023, after collapsing earlier
Truth : Tom Lockyer Did Not Collapse From Vaccine Cardiac Arrest!
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Fact #1 : Tom Lockyer Suffered A Cardiac Arrest
Tom Lockyer (born Thomas Alun Lockyer on 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Luton Town – a Premiere League soccer club.
On 16 December 2023, Luton Town was playing against Bournemouth, when Tom Lockyer suddenly collapsed on the pitch during the second half, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
He was responsive, but was stretchered off the field, and taken to a hospital. Luton Town later announced that Lockyer was “stable and currently undergoing further tests“.
Fact #2 : Tom Lockyer Was Discharged With An ICD
On Thursday, 21 December 2023, Luton Town announced that Tom Lockyer was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, after getting an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) fitted.
We are thankful to report that our captain Tom Lockyer has now begun a period of rehabilitation from the comfort of his own home after he was discharged from hospital on Wednesday.
This encouraging news follows a successful procedure that took place on Tuesday whereby Tom had an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) device fitted to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s incident.
The clinical advice Tom and the Club has taken since the Championship play-off final has been conducted by the most renowned cardiologists, who have been involved at every step, along with a team of supporting multi-disciplinary consultants.
Fact #3 : Tom Lockyer Collapsed In May For Different Reason
This isn’t the first time Tom Lockyer collapsed while playing on the pitch. On 27 May 2023, he collapsed just 12 minutes into a game against Coventry City.
He was treated by the medical team, and was conscious when he was taken off the field, and taken to a hospital for further tests. Eventually, he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, and underwent ablative surgery.
His most recent collapse in December 2023 though has nothing to do with his prior heart condition. This was confirmed by his club, Luton Town:
We can now confirm that the tests taken this week had revealed that the issue Tom experienced on Saturday was different to the atrial fibrillation he suffered in May.
Needless to say – no COVID-19 vaccine is known to cause atrial fibrillation, or any other cardiac electrical conditions.
Fact #4 : Athletes Are At Higher Risk Of Cardiac Arrest
While student athletes appears to be the epitome of healthy young people, many are at risk of dying from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
In fact, studies show that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. On average, about 2,000 young people in the United States (less than 24 years old) die from sudden cardiac arrest every year, and many do not have previously-known heart disease.
That’s why many states in the United States enacted laws requiring automated external defibrillators (AED) to be made available in health clubs, gyms, schools, and other public places.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Tom Lockyer was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #6 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if Tom Lockyer was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than two years ago!
He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Find out why UMD football player Reed Ryan did not die suddenly from the COVID-19 vaccine!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Reed Ryan Died Suddenly From COVID-19 Vaccine!
Right after news broke that Reed Ryan died suddenly at just 22 years of age, some people immediately suggested that the senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth was somehow killed by the COVID-19 vaccine!
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UM Duluth Football Player Reed Ryan Dead at 22 After Collapsing During Workout
Truth : Reed Ryan Did Not Die From COVID-19 Vaccine!
It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…
Fact #1 : Reed Ryan Suffered A Cardiac Arrest
Reed Ryan (born on 27 December 2000) was a senior defensive linesman at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
While training in a weight room on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, Reed suddenly went into a cardiac arrest. School officials managed to resuscitate him, and he was rushed to the ICU at the St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth.
Tragically, Reed Ryan never recovered, and passed away in the ICU a week later – on Tuesday, 28 November 2023.
Fact #2 : Reed Ryan Died From A Genetic Heart Condition
While some people started claiming that Reed Ryan somehow died from the COVID-19 vaccine, they never actually provided any evidence to tie his death to the vaccines.
Perhaps knowing that his death would be misused by people with ulterior motive, Reed Ryan’s family revealed his cause of death.
In an obituary that was released on November 29, his family revealed that Ryan Reed died from “a cardiac arrest” caused by “an undetected genetic heart condition” and a “large” heart (cardiomegaly).
Reed went into cardiac arrest on November 21st following a football team workout in the weight-room doing what he loved. This was the result of an undetected genetic heart condition and a large, loving heart.
The athletic training team was tremendous in their efforts to immediately initiate CPR and regain his pulse. The ICU hospital staff at St. Mary’s-Duluth were amazing in doing everything possible for him.
We want to especially thank Jessa, Hannah, Dawn, Sabrina, and Abbi, his teammates, the UMD coaching staff and administration–especially Forrest Karr and Coach Weise.
Reed Ryan is survived by his parents, Erin and Stephanie, his sister Robyn, and his brother Chase (Paige) Parr.
His family also stated that Reed has donated several of his organs, and his death will be part of an NCAA research study to help prevent the same condition from happening to other athletes.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Reed Ryan was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #4 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if Reed Ryan was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than two years ago!
He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
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Did football star Raphael Dwamena collapse and die suddenly from COVID-19 vaccine SADS?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Raphael Dwamena Died Suddenly From Vaccine SADS!
Right after news broke that Raphael Dwamena died suddenly at just 28 years of age, some people immediately suggested that the former LaLiga star and international striker was killed by the COVID-19 vaccine!
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World just watched 28 year old Ghana soccer player Raphael Dwamena collapse & die during a game in Albania.
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Raphael Dwamena (born on 12 September 1995) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who won nine caps for Ghana between 2017 and 2018, and played internationally as a striker.
On Saturday, 11 November 2023, Raphael Dwamena was playing in an Albanian Superliga match between FK Egnatia and Partizani, when he suddenly collapsed in the 23rd minute of the first half.
Dwamena was stretchered off the field, but despite attempts to resuscitate him, was pronounced dead on the way to the Kavajë Hospital. He was only 28 years old when he died.
Although an official cause of death was not announced, the media has so far reported that he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
Fact #2 : Raphael Dwamena Had History Of Heart Problem
In 2017, Raphael Dwamena was on the verge of signing with Brighton & Hove Albion FC, when he was diagnosed with a ventricular arrhythmia. That led the club to cancel his transfer from FC Zurich.
In 2019, Real Zaragoza terminated his contract while he was on loan from Levante, due to his health problems.
In 2020, Vejle Boldklub also terminated its loan of Raphael Dwamena due to his heart problems. That year, he was finally fitted with an implantable cardiovascular-defibrillator (ICD), which would later save his life at least once. Even though he finally had an ICD implanted, he was also advised to quit professional football.
In 2021, Raphael Dwamena lost his contract with Austrian club FC Blau-Weiss Linz, again due to his heart problems. At that time, he collapsed on the field during a game. Fortunately, his ICD shocked him back to life, but his career in Austria was over.
Fact #3 : Raphael Dwamena Apparently Removed His ICD
On 14 November 2023, Dr. Antonio Asso told the Spanish outlet, Sport, that Dwamena had his defibrillator removed a year before he collapsed and died suddenly on the field.
He died as a result of a respectable personal decision. But if the defibrillator had not been explanted, Raphael would still be alive.
Dr. Asso was Dwamena’s cardiologist, who convinced him to implant the defibrillator in the first place. He also advised him to quit professional football.
We managed to convince him of the imperative need to implant a defibrillator to at least guarantee his life, at the same time that we advised against practicing professional sports.
A couple of years ago they told me that the defibrillator had saved his life when he had a malignant arrhythmia that had been correctly treated automatically by the device. We had subsequently lost contact.
From that moment on, I was aware that one day the tragedy that occurred on Saturday on a soccer field in Albania would happen.
Fact #4 : Unknown If Raphael Dwamena Was Vaccinated
Despite claims that Raphael Dwamena was fully-vaccinated, there isn’t any actual evidence that he ever received the COVID-19 vaccine.
It is possible that Raphael Dwamena was unvaccinated against COVID-19, because the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory in the United Kingdom. European football clubs never had a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Raphael Dwamena was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely lying to you. None of us know that.
Fact #5 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
Even if Raphael Dwamena was fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, he would have received his doses more than two years ago!
He cannot possibly have suffered from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days or weeks.
The spike proteins produced by the COVID-19 vaccines also do not stick around for months. If these spike proteins are permanent (as antivaxxers claim), we would have lifelong immunity.
Your own immune system will identify the spike proteins as foreign, and destroy them within a matter of days, although some may last for up to a few weeks. This is part of how vaccines teach your immune system to identify the enemy and destroy it.
Please help us FIGHT FAKE NEWS by sharing this fact check article out, and please SUPPORT our work!
Don’t forget to protect yourself, and your family, by vaccinating against COVID-19!
Please Support My Work!
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Name : Adrian Wong Bank Transfer : CIMB 7064555917 (Swift Code : CIBBMYKL)
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Dr. Adrian Wong has been writing about tech and science since 1997, even publishing a book with Prentice Hall called Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier (ISBN 978-0131455368) while in medical school.
He continues to devote countless hours every day writing about tech, medicine and science, in his pursuit of facts in a post-truth world.
