{"id":1225166,"date":"2022-01-19T16:23:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1225166"},"modified":"2022-01-19T16:23:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:23:11","slug":"fact-check-did-this-bbc-personality-call-novak-djokovic-a-threat-to-health-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-this-bbc-personality-call-novak-djokovic-a-threat-to-health-services\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did This BBC Personality Call Novak Djokovic A \u2018Threat To Health Services\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-this-bbc-personality-call-novak-djokovic-a-threat-to-health-services%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1225166&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10222045854315096&amp;set=a.10200459113940078&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid%3D10222045854315096%26set%3Da.10200459113940078%26type%3D3%26theater&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642627997340000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2bmquGMf5uDMfW5_TMwuxS\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims BBC Northern Ireland radio presenter Stephen Nolan called tennis player Novak Djokovic a \u201cthreat to health services\u201d after Djokovic was deported from Australia.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Nolan made the remark. Nolan denied doing so via Twitter and his radio show.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Djokovic was deported Jan. 16 from Australia following a legal battle over the cancellation of his visa, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-60025236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. The legal battle stemmed from his COVID-19 vaccination status, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users later began sharing an image of Nolan, comparing it with a photo of Djokovic during a tennis match. The post claims Nolan had labeled the tennis player a \u201cthreat to health services.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/01\/17\/fact-check-roger-federer-rafael-nadal-mocking-novak-djokovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Video Show Tennis Players Federer And Nadal Mocking Djokovic?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact could not find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=stephen+nolan+novak+djokovic&amp;sxsrf=AOaemvICD6rzNT7K8S56PaEHDGtS7P5FgQ:1642615175681&amp;ei=h1HoYYyaKdudptQPurC6sAk&amp;start=0&amp;sa=N&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjM-bGwsr71AhXbjokEHTqYDpY4ChDy0wN6BAgBEDc&amp;biw=960&amp;bih=972&amp;dpr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">any credible evidence<\/a> that Nolan made the comment about Djokovic. The presenter has not made such a comment on his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=novak%20djokovic%20(from%3AStephenNolan)&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044382101063\/search\/?q=novak%20djokovic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>. None of the descriptions of episodes for his radio show, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b007cpsh\/episodes\/player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nolan Show<\/a>,\u201d mention Djokovic or his situation in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The left-hand image featured in the Facebook post is of Nolan, but was taken as part of an article of his weight loss journey in 2019, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/healthandbeauty\/health-and-fitness\/2019061074004\/weightloss-stephen-nolan-bbc-diet-workout-exercise-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hello Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nolan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenNolan\/status\/1479890468934766592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">addressed<\/a> the viral claim via Twitter, saying Jan. 8 that he was targeted by \u201canti-vax, conspiracy theory space cadets.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some anti vax , conspiracy theory space cadets targeting me this weekend from all over the world, criticising a show they said I did about Novak Djokovic.<br \/>Except I haven\u2019t ever done such a show .<br \/>These people are insane &amp; seem to have a lot of time on their hands.<br \/>Loopers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Nolan (@StephenNolan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenNolan\/status\/1479890468934766592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSome anti vax, conspiracy theory space cadets targeting me this weekend from all over the world, criticising a show they said I did about Novak Djokovic. Except I haven\u2019t ever done such a show. These people are insane &amp; seem to have a lot of time on their hands. Loopers,\u201d Nolan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenNolan\/status\/1479890468934766592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nolan further addressed the claim on his radio show Jan. 10, when he denied ever making the remark, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/stephen-nolan-victim-of-twitter-pile-on-after-being-falsely-accused-of-hitting-out-at-novak-djokovic-41226004.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belfast Telegraph<\/a>. He stated that the claim originated from some \u201cloopy-loo\u201d Twitter user, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe point is they made this up,\u201d Nolan said during his show. \u201cI\u2019ve never spoken about Novak Djokovic, never.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook claims BBC Northern Ireland radio presenter Stephen Nolan called tennis player Novak Djokovic a \u201cthreat to health services\u201d after Djokovic was deported from Australia.Verdict: False There &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1225166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1225166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1225166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}