Steelers, Chiefs Pride night boycott claim is satire

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Steelers, Chiefs Pride night boycott claim is satire
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The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs are one game apart in the National Football League standings. And if

A headline shared on social media that said the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the Kansas City Chiefs in announcing a boycott of Pride nights is similarly worded to one that originated on a satirical website. you believe social media, the teams also are close in their opposition to LGBTQ + Pride.The Facebook post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.

The text of the News Today and SpaceXMania articles is different, but each describes a Tomlin press conference that never happened. The"News Today" website had an embedded photo of Tomlin next to an NFL Pride sign. We found the same image on a Sept. 8We found no evidence of an NFL-mandated Pride night for the Steelers and Chiefs to boycott. Pride month is in June, during the NFL’s offseason.

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