{"id":2332494,"date":"2024-08-28T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-usa-today-did-not-report-about-the-church-of-satan-thanking-olympic-organizers\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T11:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:56:03","slug":"fact-check-no-usa-today-did-not-report-about-the-church-of-satan-thanking-olympic-organizers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-usa-today-did-not-report-about-the-church-of-satan-thanking-olympic-organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, USA Today Did Not Report About The Church Of Satan Thanking Olympic Organizers"},"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\">32<\/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-no-usa-today-did-not-report-about-the-church-of-satan-thanking-olympic-organizers%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=2332494&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>A viral Facebook \u2063video falsely\u200d claims that USA\u2063 Today reported the Church of Satan thanking Olympic organizers for the &#8220;magnificent opening ceremony&#8221; of the 2024 Olympics. The video features Satanic imagery \u200cand asserts that the Church of Satan, represented by its high priest Peter H. Gilmore, praised the\u200b event as a remarkable celebration. However, this claim is unsubstantiated. USA Today\u200c did not publish such a report, \u200dand the Church of Satan confirmed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> that it did not express\u2064 gratitude to the Olympic organizers. Additionally, a fact-check highlights that Tara Davis-Woodhall&#8217;s husband, Hunter Woodhall, a double amputee, will participate in the upcoming Paralympic Games.  <\/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\">\n<p><span>A video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61559106246653\/posts\/483547294629248\/\"><span>shared on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span>  allegedly shows a report from USA Today about the Church of Satan allegedly thanking Olympic organizers for the &ldquo;magnificent opening ceremony.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>USA Today did not report this. Additionally, the Church of Satan made a post on X confirming that it did not thank Olympic organizers.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The husband of Tara Davis-Woodhall, who earned Olympic gold in the women&rsquo;s long jump, will be competing in the Paralympic Games which begin on Wednesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/tara-davis-woodhall-won-gold-paris-olympics-now-husbands-turn-rcna167842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. Hunter Woodhall, a double amputee, will compete in the men&rsquo;s 100-meter T64 and the 400-meter T62, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Facebook video claims USA Today reported on the Church of Satan allegedly expressing gratitude to Olympic organizers for the 2024 opening ceremony. The video shows Satanic imagery and USA Today branding as a narrator makes the claim.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-post-claims-anthony-fauci-said-he-would-not-take-a-covid-19-pcr-test\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral Post Claims Anthony Fauci Said He Would Not Take A COVID-19 PCR Test\">video includes text<\/a> that reads, &ldquo;The Church of Satan thanked the organizers of the Olympics Games for the magnificent opening ceremony.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It goes on to claim that Peter H. Gilmore, high priest of the Church of Satan, thanked the organizers and called the ceremony &ldquo;a celebration of epicureanism and freedom from an entrenching divinity.&rdquo; He also allegedly said the ceremony was the best in Olympic history and &ldquo;the best mass international event in the last 50 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There is no evidence that USA Today reported this, however. <span>No such video can be found on the USA Today <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/search\/?q=church+of+satan+thanked+olympics+organizers\"><span>website<\/span><\/a><span>  or on any of its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=the%20church%20of%20satan%20thanked%20the%20organisers%20of%20the%20olympic%20games%20%20(from%3AUSATODAY)&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\"><span>social<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/usatoday\/\"><span>media<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100077473241404\/search\/?q=the%20church%20of%20satan%20thanked%20the%20organisers%20of%20the%20olympic%20games\"><span>accounts<\/span><\/a><span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2024\/08\/23\/usa-today-logo-church-of-satan-fact-check\/74918635007\/\">USA Today<\/a> published its own article debunking the claim. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/27\/fact-check-ap-news-olympic-organizer-struck-by-lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did AP News Report That Olympic Opening Ceremony Organizer Was Struck By Lightning?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Church of Satan responded to the video on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChurchofSatan\/status\/1826270068164239644\"><span>X<\/span><\/a><span>, stating, &ldquo;This is fake. We never made any such statements.&rdquo;<\/span><span>  Gilmore also posted a statement expressing disinterest in the Olympics and emphasizing that any statements on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-will-represent-the-united-states-at-the-tokyo-olympics-take-diplomatic-meetings\/\" title=\"Jill Biden Will Represent The United States At The Tokyo Olympics, Take Diplomatic Meetings\">opening ceremonies<\/a> allegedly from him are not real.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;I have no interest in the Paris Olympics. Having not viewed it, I could not possibly comment on, nor endorse, the opening ceremonies. I have not been interviewed by anyone concerning this subject. Statements posted anywhere claiming otherwise, are lies.&rdquo; &ndash;Magus Peter H. Gilmore <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C7z07HOcA3\">https:\/\/t.co\/C7z07HOcA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChurchofSatan\/status\/1820535358964269187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact reached out to a USA Today spokesperson for comment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook video claims to show a report from USA Today in which the Church of Satan supposedly expresses gratitude to Olympic organizers for the &#8220;magnificent opening ceremony.&#8221; However, this claim is false. USA Today did not publish such a report, and the Church of Satan has publicly stated on X that it did not thank the Olympic organizers. <\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, Tara Davis-Woodhall&#8217;s husband, Hunter Woodhall\u2014a double amputee\u2014will be competing in the upcoming Paralympic Games starting Wednesday. He will participate in both the men&#8217;s 100-meter T64 and 400-meter T62 events.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook video features satanic imagery alongside USA Today branding while a narrator makes these assertions. It includes text claiming that &#8220;The Church of Satan thanked the organizers of the Olympics Games for the magnificent opening ceremony,&#8221; and alleges that Peter H. Gilmore, high priest of the Church of Satan, praised it as &#8220;a celebration of epicureanism and freedom from an entrenching divinity,&#8221; calling it &#8220;the best in Olympic history&#8221; and &#8220;the best mass international event in the last 50 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no evidence supporting this claim; no such video appears on USA Today&#8217;s website or social media platforms. In fact, USA Today published its own article refuting these allegations. The Church of Satan also responded on X by stating: \u201cThis is fake. We never made any such statements.\u201d Gilmore further clarified his lack of interest in the Olympics and denied making any comments about them: \u201cI have no interest in the Paris Olympics&#8230; Statements posted anywhere claiming otherwise are lies.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to a spokesperson from USA Today for additional comments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2332495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1403491931-scaled-e1724777702973.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,39528,13420,39529,37645],"class_list":["post-2332494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-church-of-satan","tag-fact-check","tag-olympic-organizers","tag-usa-today"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1403491931-scaled-e1724777702973.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332494","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\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}