Did Simone Biles write a Charlie Kirk blog entry? Explaining the fake viral post that originated from Facebook originally appeared on The Sporting News
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death last week sparked reactions across the country, but not all of them are accurate.
Social media has been flooded with false claims about how athletes responded to Kirk’s passing, and the latest centers on gymnast Simone Biles. The decorated Olympian has a history with Kirk dating back to the 2021 Olympics, making her an easy target for misinformation.
It’s important to set the record straight about what Biles has — and hasn’t — said about Kirk, especially given his past comments about her. Here’s what’s true and what’s not.
Simone Biles did not write anything regarding Charlie Kirk on a blog. The viral Facebook post going around claims that Biles criticized Kirk after he was killed last week, but that blog post is fake and one of several fake rumors regarding athletes' reactions to Kirk.
Simone Biles has not publicly commented on Charlie Kirk’s death, despite a viral blog post circulating online. The Facebook post claims the decorated gymnast “WAITED YEARS TO HAVE THE FINAL WORD” after Kirk criticized her in 2021.
In reality, that’s false — Biles has made no public statements about Kirk.
During the 2021 Olympics, Kirk did criticize Biles...
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