{"id":2283222,"date":"2024-06-25T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-mens-swim-team-refuse-to-compete-with-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:02:21","slug":"fact-check-did-the-mens-swim-team-refuse-to-compete-with-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-mens-swim-team-refuse-to-compete-with-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did The Men\u2019s Swim Team Refuse To Compete With Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas?"},"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\">30<\/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-the-mens-swim-team-refuse-to-compete-with-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas%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=2283222&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--><p>The summary is about a claim\u200d shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-missile-or-rockets-strike-poland-how-will-nato-respond\/\" title=\"Russian Missile Or Rockets Strike Poland: How Will NATO Respond?\">social media suggesting<\/a> that a men&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-swimmer-pulls-out-of-olympic-trials-over-misogynistic-perverts\/\" title=\"Australian Swimmer Pulls Out Of Olympic Trials Over \u2018Misogynistic Perverts\u2019\">swim team<\/a> refused to compete with transgender swimmer \u200bLia\u2064 Thomas.\u200c The \u2063origin of this claim \u200cis a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-appoints-federal-prosecutor-david-weiss-to-oversee-david-weiss\/\" title=\"Merrick Garland assigns David Weiss as overseer of David Weiss in federal prosecution.\">satirical\u200b article<\/a>. Additionally, it mentions that Lia \u200dThomas lost a \u200blegal \u200dcase regarding the eligibility of trans women to compete in the women\u2019s division at the Olympics. The \u2064claim \u200dabout a men&#8217;s swim team refusing to compete\u2064 with \u2064transgender swimmer Lia \u2064Thomas originated from a satirical article and\u200d does not reflect \u200dan actual event. Furthermore, \u200dthe assertion that Lia Thomas lost a legal case about the eligibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debunking-the-aclus-ridiculous-myths-and-facts-about-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Debunking The ACLU\u2019s Ridiculous \u2018Myths And Facts\u2019 About Transgender Athletes\">transgender women<\/a> to compete in the women\u2019s \u200bdivision at the Olympics is also not based on factual events. Such \u2062misinformation \u200doften spreads \u2064through social media, highlighting\u2063 the importance \u200dof verifying the authenticity of\u200b claims\u2064 before sharing or believing them.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"22.597338590439\">\n<div readability=\"6.488188976378\">\n<p>A post<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02nzwcEj2i2xKuAx5EEZ5WLMfX555sezdSyyqHMWE7PWeUkSou577FYWS8uxFDo11Gl&#038;id=61556616695354\"> shared on social media<\/a><span class=\"gmail-apple-converted-space\"> <\/span>purports that the men\u2019s swim team has refused to compete with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>The claim stems from a satirical article.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"10.712418300654\">\n<p>Thomas recently lost the case for trans women to be allowed to compete in the women\u2019s division of the Olympics, according to<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/lia-thomas-loses-legal-battle-2024-olympics-hopes-dashed-rcna156808\">NBC News<\/a>. The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Thomas\u2019 requests for arbitration and she will miss the qualifying trials to compete in this Summer\u2019s Olympics in Paris.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"15\">\n<p>A post shared on Facebook alleges that the men\u2019s division has refused to allow Thomas to compete with them, calling Thomas a cheater. The post shared a photo of male swimmers by a diving board and one of Thomas in swimwear.<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, \u201cBreaking: Men\u2019s Swimming Team Refuses To Compete Against Lia Thomas, Says \u2018He\u2019s A Cheat\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"10.052777777778\">\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. There is no<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=mens+team+denies+lia+thomas&#038;rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS957US957&#038;oq=mens+team+denies+lia+thomas&#038;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCwgAEEUYChg5GKABMgkIARAhGAoYoAHSAQgzOTYxajFqOagCALACAQ&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-chelsea-clinton-criticize-bill-gates-in-a-tweet-for-pursuing-a-physical-relationship-with-an-underling\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Chelsea Clinton Criticize Bill Gates In A Tweet For Pursuing A \u2018Physical Relationship With An Underling\u2019?\">credible news report<\/a><\/a><span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span>that suggests that the men\u2019s team made this statement. Furthermore, the post fails to identify what team made this statement. The claim stems from a satirical news outlet called<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacexmania.com\/breaking-mens-swimming-team-refuses-to-compete-against-lia-thomas-says-hes-a-cheat1455\/#google_vignette\">SpaceXMania<\/a>. The piece claims that now the men\u2019s swim team does not want Thomas to participate in their competitions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"8.6521739130435\">\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/17\/fact-check-economist-cover-crosshair-zelenskyy\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim The Economist published a cover featuring a crosshair on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post claims the men&#8217;s swim team won&#8217;t compete with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, originating from satire. 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