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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl LVII MVP Patrick Mahomes was caught taking male enhancement supplements.
On Feb. 15, 2023, new ads began to be displayed to users on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger that claimed Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was facing "cheating allegations" regarding drugs taken around Super Bowl LVII. The links in the ads led to a website that was purposely made by scammers to trick readers into believing they were reading content from ESPN.com. The website said that the Super Bowl MVP had been "caught" with "Erexo Plus" or "High Pump," both purported male enhancement supplement products.
None of this was true. ESPN had no involvement with this scam. The company's web design and logo were being used without permission.
This was the second false rumor about Mahomes and drugs that surfaced following the team's Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The game ended 38-35 on Feb. 12.
The first rumor falsely claimed that Mahomes had failed a drug test after the Super Bowl, a claim that had originated on an apparent satire Twitter account.
The fake ESPN.com website that promoted the newer rumor showed the article headline, "BREAKING NEWS: Patrick Mahomes Gets Caught! He's Now Under Investigation As The NFL Completely Overhauls Its Drug Testing Program."
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