Claim:
An article accurately states that five football players at the University of Texas lost their scholarships because they kneeled during the national anthem.
Rating:
On Oct. 12, 2023, SpaceXMania.com published an article positing that five University of Texas at Austin football players who kneeled during the national anthem had their scholarships revoked because of their act of protest.
The article was also cross-posted onto their Facebook page, SpaceX Lovers, where many commenters took the headline at face value. “Praises to the school for standing for Respect,” read the post’s caption, making no mention of the satirical tag the article was given on their website. The story began as follows:
Breaking: University of Texas Revokes Scholarships of 5 Anthem Kneelers
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