{"id":1936525,"date":"2023-05-24T00:03:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T04:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-kamala-harris-says-world-leaders-always-ask-her-about-the-wnba\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T04:06:11","slug":"fact-check-kamala-harris-says-world-leaders-always-ask-her-about-the-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-kamala-harris-says-world-leaders-always-ask-her-about-the-wnba\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris claims world leaders inquire about the WNBA."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-kamala-harris-says-world-leaders-always-ask-her-about-the-wnba%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=1936525&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Verdict: 4 Flaming Clintons<\/h2>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Claim<\/strong>: &#8220;It makes me so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/news\/brittney-griner-kamala-harris#:~:text=She%20added%2C%20%E2%80%9CIt%20makes%20me,finest%20athletes%20in%20the%20world.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proud<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a> of the United States to go around the world talking to folks about a variety of issues, and one of the subjects that does come up is the WNBA. [The world] is watching what you guys are doing, lifting up the excellence of the finest athletes in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who said it<\/strong>: Vice President Kamala Harris, in a pep talk to the Phoenix Mercury before convicted drug smuggler <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/brittney-griner-wnba-loser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner<\/a> made her WNBA regular season debut against the Los Angeles Sparks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong>: Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gravy-train-keeps-rolling-for-second-stepdaughter-ella-emhoff\/\" title=\"Gravy Train Keeps Rolling for Second Stepdaughter Ella Emhoff\">vice president&#8217;<\/a>s inspiring speech, the Mercury went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/brittney-griner-wnba-loser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lose<\/a> by 23 points in front of about 10,000 fans at Crypto.com Arena\u2014slightly more than 50 percent of the stadium&#8217;s capacity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: Common sense suggests Harris was spewing bulls\u2014t out of her mouth. There&#8217;s just no way this is true. No one outside the mainstream media and liberal establishment in the United States has ever wanted to talk about the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>Some world leaders might have wondered why the United States decided to free convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, aka the &#8220;Merchant of Death,&#8221; in <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/a-shameful-prisoner-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exchange<\/a> for Griner&#8217;s release from a Russian prison, but they definitely aren&#8217;t &#8220;watching what [the WNBA is] doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The same is true of almost every single person in America. In 2022, for example, the WNBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportspromedia.com\/news\/wnba-finals-2022-tv-ratings-espn-abc\/?zephr_sso_ott=W6Z9Hz#:~:text=The%202022%20WNBA%20regular%20season,regular%20season%20in%2014%20years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">averaged<\/a> a record-breaking 379,000 viewers per game during the regular season. That&#8217;s significantly <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-584ea2b45819d2cc416006d7bd8b77e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lower<\/a> than the (embarrassingly low) number of viewers (473,000) who still watch CNN during prime time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: We rate this claim 4 Flaming Clintons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Why Kamala Harris&#8217; WNBA Claim is False<\/h3>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris recently claimed that the world is watching the WNBA and that people around the world are talking about the league. However, this claim is simply not true. Despite the mainstream media and liberal establishment&#8217;s attempts to push the WNBA into the spotlight, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-kamala-harris-says-world-leaders-always-ask-her-about-the-wnba\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris claims world leaders inquire about the WNBA.\">league remains largely<\/a> ignored by the general public.<\/p>\n<h3>The Numbers Don&#8217;t Lie<\/h3>\n<p>According to recent TV ratings, the WNBA averaged only 379,000 viewers per game during the 2022 regular season. This is significantly lower than the number of viewers who still watch CNN during prime time. It&#8217;s clear that the WNBA is not the global phenomenon that Kamala Harris would have us believe.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>While Kamala Harris may have had good intentions in her pep talk to the Phoenix Mercury, her claim about the WNBA is simply not true. We rate her claim 4 Flaming Clintons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vice president of the United States expressed pride in discussing various issues with people around the world, including the WNBA. He stated that the world is watching the league&#8217;s progress and excellence. 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