Claim: French medical reports show that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was born as a man with XY chromosomes. Fact: The Algerian Olympic Association and Imane Khelif have publicly denounced the claim. In addition, no document to support the claim has been brought forward. In early November 2024, social media was abuzz with posts claiming that […]
Claim: The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has “revoked” Imane Khelif’s gold medal after confirming that she “is male” and that the Olympic boxing athlete now “faces a lifetime ban”. Fact: The boxing body has made no such announcement, it confirmed in a statement. Furthermore, Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman. On 11 October 2024, Threads […]
Claim: Olympic athlete Imane Khelif of Algeria is transgender and a “biological male”. Fact: There is no evidence of Imane Khelif being transgender nor does she identify as intersex. She is cisgender, as her gender identity is consistent with the sex she was assigned at birth, as was proved by a certificate shown to the […]
Claim: Heather Swanson, a transgender cartoon character from the South Park animated series, is comparable to real-life Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. Fact: There is no connection between the cartoon character and real-life events surrounding Imane Khelif. Some publications called out the show for its transphobic content in 2019 for the episode in which a transgender […]