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Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-20): On June 14, 2024, a Facebook page named America's Last Line Of Defense posted a meme positing the USA Basketball Women's National Team added WNBA rookie phenom and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark to its roster. According to the post, Clark joined only after the team released Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner for "undisclosed reasons." The meme read, "Team USA: 'Britney Griner is OUT - Caitlin Clark is IN.'" The text caption above the America's Last Line Of Defense Facebook post read, "Team USA had to release Brittney Griner for 'undisclosed reasons,' which some are interpreting as a rule violation related to her testosterone levels. 'We won't have answers before Paris. Caitlin is in.' Sometimes karma just works out." [...] Other similar claims about Clark and Griner originating from different Facebook pages mentioning satire and parody falsely said Griner was disqualified, booted for misconduct or embroiled in a scandal. A different meme published by the main Facebook page for America's Last Line Of Defense also read, "Team USA Loses $60 Million in Endorsements After the Caitlin Clark Snub: 'We Can't Back That Decision.'" None of these stories reflected genuine news.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-15): If Your Time is short - This claim originated on a self-described satire page. Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark didn’t replace Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner on the U.S. women’s basketball team for the upcoming Summer Olympics. [...] "TEAM USA: ‘Brittney Griner is OUT - Caitlin Clark is IN,’" the June 14 post said. "Team USA had to release Britney Griner for ‘undisclosed reasons,’ which some are interpreting as a rule violation related to her testosterone levels." [...] We rate claims that Clark replaced Griner on the Olympic women’s basketball team for "undisclosed reasons" False.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-07-13): - WNBA. Caitlin Clark finds a friend in Brittney Griner amidst so much hostility in the WNBA: I really appreciate what she did - WNBA. Brittney Griner's chilling admission about Caitlin Clark and WNBA superstardom [...] Caitlin Clark's Olympic chance amidst Team USA injury woes Amidst this uncertainty, the decision to leave Caitlin Clark out of Team USA's Olympic contingent has sparked controversy. However, with Taurasi's recent injury casting doubt on her availability for the Olympics, a window of opportunity has opened for Clark to potentially represent her country on the international stage.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-10-05): On February 17, 2022, Griner was detained at a Russian airport as she arrived in the country to play for Ekaterinburg. Officials claimed that her luggage contained vape cartridges with cannabis oil, a drug that was illegal in Russia. A week later Russia invaded Ukraine, drawing a strong backlash from the United States. Many saw Griner’s detainment as being politically motivated. As she remained in jail, her case gained widespread attention, and demands grew for her release. Some, however, worried that the media coverage would make Griner more valuable as a diplomatic hostage. [...] In 2013 Griner publicly revealed that she is a lesbian, and the next year she became the first openly gay athlete to land an endorsement deal with Nike. She often spoke out on LGBTQ issues, and in her memoir In My Skin: My Life on and off the Basketball Court (2014; written with Sue Hovey) Griner discussed the challenges she had encountered as a gay African American woman. In April 2015 Griner and her then partner, WNBA player Glory Johnson, were arrested on charges of assault and disorderly conduct following an incident at their home. They later pled guilty to disorderly conduct, and both were suspended for seven games by the WNBA. The couple married in May 2015, and they had twins before divorcing in 2016. Three years later Griner wed Cherelle Watson, a teacher. Following Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia, Cherelle Griner publicly fought for her release.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-09-26): Background on Griner [edit]Brittney Griner is an American professional and Olympic basketball player. Beginning in 2014, she played basketball during the WNBA offseasons for Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg. On February 17, 2022, Griner was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport after the Russian Federal Customs Service found she was carrying vaporizer cartridges containing less than a gram of hash oil; in Arizona she had been prescribed medicinal cannabis which is illegal in Russia.[36][37][38] Some U.S. officials expressed concern that Russia was possibly using her as leverage in response to the international sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in February of that year. Former Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas expressed concern that Griner could be used as a "high-profile hostage" by Russia.[39][40] Houston, Texas, Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee called for Griner's release.[41][40] [...] - ^ Weisman, Jonathan; Bensinger, Ken (December 9, 2022). "Blowback Over Griner's Release Exposes Depth of America's Divisions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 10, 2022. [...] - ^ Coffey-Behrens, Kelly (June 8, 2024). "Brittney Griner Will Play At 2024 Paris Olympics, Caitlin Clark Snubbed". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-04-06): CLEVELAND (AP) — Women’s basketball has grown in popularity over the past few years thanks in no small part to the sensational play of Caitlin Clark. [...] Griner was part of the 2013 draft class with Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins-Smith that had a huge following when they were coming into the WNBA. She was happy to see all the new attention on the sport that Clark and Reese have brought. "There’s a lot of buzz," Griner said at USA Basketball practice Friday. "We definitely have to use that momentum. It’s like there’s been a lot of great talent, but some of the stuff Caitlin is doing is on a whole another level. There’s always been excitement and great players, but I just think the coverage wasn’t there like it is now and that’s great to see to tell more of the stories."
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-09-20): Rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team, which features three Phoenix Mercury players. Some of the atmosphere in the public and media that has swirled around the professional women’s league since the season started last month has been less fun time and more culture war, with rookie Caitlin Clark as the unwilling eye of the storm. [...] WNBA star Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-15): Is Caitlin Clark really going to the 2024 Paris Olympics? A social media post recently went viral claiming Brittney Griner's snub from the team and Clark's inclusion. Find out more: A recent claim suggesting that Caitlin Clark was added to the USA Basketball Women's National Team went viral on social media. [...] The caption of the post read: "Team USA had to release Brittney Griner for 'undisclosed reasons,' which some are interpreting as a rule violation related to her testosterone levels. 'We won't have answers before Paris. Caitlin is in.' Sometimes karma just works out."
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-09-24): Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2024 in a Facebook post: "WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her." Threads posts stated on June 23, 2024 in a Threads post: "Brittney Griner asked Angel Reese instead of Caitlin Clark to compete in the 3x3 Olympics." Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: "Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season." Facebook posts stated on June 22, 2024 in a Facebook post: "Lia Thomas ordered to compete with men." Viral image stated on June 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: "Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming." Viral image stated on June 20, 2024 in a Facebook post: "Lia Thomas declares: ‘In our country, only people like (Harrison) Butker have a place — I’m leaving the USA." Facebook posts stated on June 21, 2024 in a post: "Caitlin Clark rejects $400 million deal from Nike" saying "not with that Kaepernick clown.’" Threads posts stated on June 19, 2024 in a post: "Caitlin Clark has officially joined the Canadian women's Olympic team." [...] Threads posts stated on June 23, 2024 in a Threads post: "Brittney Griner asked Angel Reese instead of Caitlin Clark to compete in the 3x3 Olympics."
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-10): There’s an apparently controversial, apparently dirty-little-secret bottom line to the question of whether Caitlin Clark should have made the United States women’s basketball team for the Olympics: The players who made the roster are better. [...] (Here’s where we mention USA starting point guard Chelsea Gray hasn’t played a competitive game in eight months due to a foot injury and Clark was tipped Monday as the first guard in line to join the roster in case of injury.) Clark didn’t get left off the roster because of dues-paying or financial resentments or anxieties about her vociferous fan base, or almost entirely not for those reasons. She didn’t make it because there are 12 players who are currently better.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-17): Did Caitlin Clark replace Brittney Griner on the Team USA women's Olympic basketball team due to rule-breaking by Griner? No, that is not true: The website the claim originated from is self-described as satirical and says on its "About Us" page that its content is "the freshest fake news." As of publication date, rookie sensation Clark had not been offered a spot on the 2024 women's Olympic basketball team, and veteran WNBA player Griner was not released from the team. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) where it was published on Facebook on June 15, 2024, under the title "Team USA: 'Britney Griner Is OUT - Caitlin Clark Is IN.'" It opened: [...] The caption on the Facebook post reads, "Team USA: 'Britney Griner Is OUT - Caitlin Clark Is IN," with Griner's first name spelled incorrectly.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-08): Clark is coming off a fantastic performance, equaling a WNBA rookie record with seven 3-pointers Friday night for the Indiana Fever in front of the largest league crowd in 17 years — 20,333 in Washington. [...] "Christian Laettner made the Dream Team. Caitlin Clark can’t make the women’s Olympic basketball team?" wrote Cowherd, a Fox Sports host. "What mostly pays for the Olympics — oh wait — revenue generated from broadcasting partners. As in TV. As in Caitlin is TV GOLD. Opportunity wasted." [...] "I don’t know enough about USA women’s Olympic basketball to know if Caitlin Clark’s omission is a snub. I do know that, right now, she would be the only reason I would remotely care about USA women’s Olympic basketball," he wrote.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-07-21): Arike Ogunbowale and Caitlin Clark lead WNBA All-Stars to 117-109 win over U.S. Olympic team by: DOUG FEINBERG, Associated Press [...] PHOENIX (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale was the dominant scorer on the floor. Caitlin Clark was the best passer. Angel Reese was her usual double-double machine. [...] The U.S. women’s team will next play Germany in London for an exhibition game Tuesday before going to France for the Olympics. The Americans are in a pool with Belgium, Japan and Germany.
Claim: Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.” (Threads posts, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-07-29): Ever heard of Caitlin Clark? [...] "People who have just heard of a few players like Caitlin Clark, they’re then surprised that she’s not in the squad, because she’s their introduction to the game," says Richard Cohen, a British journalist who covers the WNBA. "But to those of us who follow it closely, she was probably never getting in." [...] FRAYER: One player you will not see at the Olympics is Caitlin Clark. She's the NCAA's all-time top scorer, now a WNBA rookie and a huge draw for fans. She didn't make the team.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-16): There is evidence that three team captains — from Germany, England, and Denmark — wore rainbow or pro-LGBTQ+ armbands during this tournament, which included 24 teams. Germany’s captain, Manuel Neuer, was briefly investigated by the Union of European Football Associations for his rainbow armband. Cristiano Ronaldo was among many other captains who wore normal armbands.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2023-12-22): The incident sparked a visible outburst of emotion from Ronaldo, known for his passionate and fierce nature on the field. In a rare display of fury, he left the pitch, vehemently protesting the decision and, in a moment of sheer exasperation, discarded his captain’s armband onto the pitch. This armband, soaked in the drama of the moment, was soon to become a beacon of hope. A local duty firefighter, present at the stadium, retrieved the armband. Recognizing its potential to aid a noble cause, he set up an auction to sell this piece of football memorabilia. But this was no ordinary auction; the proceeds were earmarked for a humanitarian cause far removed from the glitz and glamour of international football. [...] This story serves as a poignant reminder of the unpredictable and mysterious ways in which life unfolds. A moment of disappointment and anger on a football pitch transformed into an act of immense charity, showing how even the smallest actions can lead to significant outcomes. Ronaldo’s discarded captain’s armband, a symbol of his passion and commitment to the sport, became a lifeline for a child in need.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-10-05): Ronaldo led Portugal to victory in the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2019, receiving the top scorer award in the finals,[230] and received the Golden Boot as top scorer of Euro 2020. Ronaldo also became the first player to score at five European Championships.[231] On 23 June 2021, Ronaldo scored two goals in the Euro 2020 match against France, breaking the men's goalscoring record previously held by Ali Daei.[232] [...] - ^ "Iker Casillas turns down Ronaldo's mid-game offer of the captain's armband". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2021. [...] - Cristiano Ronaldo – UEFA competition record (archive)
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-18): Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has made history by appearing at a record sixth European Championship. [...] Ronaldo is also hoping to emulate former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas by captaining his side to two Euros wins.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-07-13): Cristiano Ronaldo took his UEFA European Championship goals tally to 14 at UEFA EURO 2020, putting him five goals clear at the top of the all-time rankings. [...] Ahead of EURO 2020, 22 men had played at four different EURO tournaments. Ronaldo was the only one who then took his tally to five – and he extended his record to six at EURO 2024. [...] Ronaldo surpassed Gianluigi Buffon's previous all-time high of 58 outings in EURO competition, qualifying and finals, at EURO 2020.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-05): BBC Sport has studied Ronaldo's stellar Euros career and taken a look at the records he holds at European Championships - and those he could well break in Germany over the next four weeks. [...] Ronaldo is one of only nine men to have scored five or more goals at a single Euros, thanks to his five in 2021, and only Platini (nine in 1984) and France's Antoine Griezmann (six in 2016) have had more prolific campaigns.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2021-06-04): When Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal out to face Hungary for their opening Euro 2020 fixture on 15 June, he will do so - as is so often the case - with records ready to be rewritten. [...] In addition to becoming the tournament's all-time top scorer and the first player to appear at five finals, Ronaldo could beat several other records at Euro 2020. [...] Ronaldo's greatest Euros moments
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2016-07-11): At full-time, Ronaldo, shirtless by this stage, celebrated before finding his top and leading his team onto the podium to lift the trophy.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2021-06-15): Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice to make history at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, making him the leading scorer in the Championship's history with 11 goals in a men's record fifth tournament appearance.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2022-12-31): EURO-winning captains: Giorgio Chiellini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas [...] Oldest EURO-winning captain 36 years and 331 days Giorgio Chiellini (Italy, 2020) [...] EURO-winning captains by club 3 Real Madrid 2 Bayern, Juventus 1 Spartak Moskva, Barcelona, Inter, Slovan Bratislava, Duisburg, AC Milan, Trabzonspor, Chelsea, AEK Athens 1960: Igor Netto (USSR)
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2022-11-21): The soccer captains of seven European teams were set to wear rainbow armbands during Qatar’s World Cup to promote a message of LGBTQ inclusion in a nation where homosexuality is illegal. But after facing heat from the sport’s ruling body FIFA, none of them will. [...] Team captains agreed to wear the rainbow armband, which bears the words "OneLove" on it and features the number one inside a heart. Although it has no direct mention to any LGBTQ causes or discrimination, the rainbow flag is a globally-recognized symbol of LGBTQ rights. [...] Same-sex relationships are criminalized in Qatar and members of the LGBTQ community have been arrested and mistreated by authorities as recently as September, according to Human Rights Watch. In light of this record, the armband was due to act as a form of silent protest not dissimilar to taking the knee as a symbol of anti-racist solidarity—which England has adopted since the Euro 2020 games and will continue to do in its Monday game against Iran.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-28): Ronaldo not the only captain to not wear rainbow armband at Euro 2020 | Fact check The claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was only captain to refuse to wear LGBTQ armband during Euro 2020 [En Español: Ronaldo no fue el único capitán que no lució la banda arco iris en Eurocopa 2020] [...] "At the Euro Cup 2020, the European Union forced all captains of national teams to wear the lgtb badge," reads part of the post's caption in Spanish. "But Cristiano was the only Euro captain who refused and doesn't wear the lgtb armband."
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-16): "At Euro 2020, UEFA (European Football Association) ordered all team captains to wear ‘OneLove’ bands. The band was used as a symbol of LGBTQ," read the caption on a June 16 Facebook post, "but, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European captain who did not wear the band." The post's caption was later edited to say Ronaldo chose not to wear the armband. [...] Euro 2020 was a continentwide soccer tournament organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that took place in June 2021. A handful of team captains wore LGBTQ-supportive armbands during the tournament, but it wasn’t universal among the 24 teams. A UEFA spokesperson confirmed to PolitiFact that there was no rule requiring captains to wear such an armband. [...] Ronaldo was not the "only" team captain who didn’t wear a rainbow armband during Euro 2020; most of the captains did not. Those who did, like Neuer, were investigated by the UEFA. We rate this mistaken Facebook claim False.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2021-06-26): For the first two games, German captain Manuel Neuer wore a rainbow armband. [...] Netherlands captain Gini Wijnaldum has revealed he will wear a rainbow-coloured captain's armband in the last-16 game against the Czech Republic. [...] Before this, the biggest off the pitch story of Euro 2020 involved Cristiano Ronaldo rejecting one of the competition’s biggest sponsors, Coca Cola, at a press conference. This was swiftly followed by Paul Pogba objecting to another, Heineken, on religious grounds.