Claim: Heather Swanson, a transgender cartoon character from the South Park animated series, is comparable to real-life Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. Fact: There is no connection between the cartoon character and real-life events surrounding Imane Khelif. Some publications called out the show for its transphobic content in 2019 for the episode in which a transgender […]
Claim: A photo shows Pakistan’s Olympian javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem’s family offering prayers while watching television as he competed in the men’s javelin throw final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on 7 August 2022. Fact: The picture is not recent and is, in fact, from 2021, when Arshad Nadeem competed in the men’s javelin […]