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3w ago

Fact-Checks Debunk Viral Claim That Simone Biles Posted Blog About Charlie Kirk

Fact-checkers report the viral Facebook link points to an AI-written article rather than any statement from the gymnast.

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Simone Biles accepts the Best Athlete Women's Sports Award onstage during the 2025 ESPY Awards
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Simone Biles

Overview

  • Lead Stories found no post about Charlie Kirk on Simone Biles’s website or social media as of September 19, and she has not commented publicly.
  • The widely shared Facebook link directs users to an AI-generated, unsourced article that is not written by Biles.
  • The fabrication leaned on Charlie Kirk’s 2021 attacks on Biles after her Tokyo Olympics withdrawal to create a false sense of plausibility.
  • The rumor spread after Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
  • Outlets describe a broader surge of AI-driven hoaxes on Facebook targeting reactions to Kirk’s death, while Turning Point USA named Erika Kirk as CEO.