Claim:

Lee Greenwood made a public statement encouraging Garth Brooks to retire, saying that "he’s just embarrassing himself at this point."

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On Nov. 29, 2023, The Dunning-Kruger Times published an article positing that country music star Lee Greenwood told a cheering crowd that Garth Brooks, another country star, should retire following his drop in popularity.

Brooks has faced intense scrutiny for his stance on choosing to serve Bud Light – widely boycotted for working with transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney – in his Nashville bar.

The claim made its way to the site's Facebook, racking up more than 7,800 reactions and 2,000 comments, at the time of this writing. The article began:

Lee Greenwood Says Garth Brooks Should Retire: “He’s Embarrassing Himself"

Lee Greenwood, one of country music’s most celebrated stars, told a cheering crowd that he thinks Garth Brooks should retire. “he’s just embarrassing himself at this point,” Greenwood said, “every time he takes the stage he gets a barrage of boos.”

Greenwood is, of course, talking about the festival in Hambriston, Texas, the unexpected appearance and subsequent sad departure in Oklahoma, and a distraught Carrie Underwood, who found out exactly what it’s like to take the stage with him.

Lee Greenwood never made such a claim; this event never took place and was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The Dunning-Kruger Times describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows:

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