Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-07 00:31:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 14007826FFA0B7F0B9F89ED0357B6258819DFA03342A6E73E36ECAA91277D099
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Original Note:
The World Boxing Organisation says reports it banned Imane Khelif and stripped Imane's Paris gold medal for failing gender eligibility tests are "obviously false." https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/articles/cdjep0y1m0wo The Olympics website still shows Imane as a gold medalist. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/medals/algeria This has been repeatedly debunked. https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/boxer-khelif-not-stripped-olympic-gold-contrary-online-claims-2024-10-11/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/09/30/imane-khelif-banned-stripped-medals-fact-check/75450290007/ https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-imane-khelif-not-stripped-of-olympic-gold/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/sep/30/facebook-posts/no-imane-khelif-has-not-been-banned-from-boxing-fo/ https://glaad.org/fact-check-participation-and-eligibility-of-paris-2024-olympic-boxers-imane-khelif-and-lin-yu-ting/
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