A video shared on social media suggests Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles is disrespectful of Indiana Fever players Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham. But a review of the footage shows the quotes are completely made up.
The rumor gained traction after an X (formerly Twitter) post by the handle @Fever Update. The post included a muted video of Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles and a caption that claimed she made a comment about the Indiana Fever pairing.
According to the post, Miles allegedly stated:
“Clark and Sophie Cunningham drew a multitude of freaks into the league, I can’t handle this anymore.”
Within hours of posting, the entry had traversed the hoops enthusiast Facebook groups and generated a great deal of discussion and guesswork concerning strife among the WNBA guards.
Fact Check: Was this really something Olivia Miles said?
Does anyone get in trouble for copying and pasting something? Q. No. The quote from Miles is untrue.
Lack of Audio – The outside sources that shared the video showed the video without audio, suggesting that the claim was only made using the captions and overlay text.
There were no presser transcripts, team broadcasts or official media outlets reporting and verifying such a statement from Miles.
The post originated from an account that has a pattern of uploading false or satirical content to garner high social media engagement.
The story leading up to the meeting between the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever
The fake quote appeared late in the regular season as the Minnesota Lynx prepared for a game against the Indiana Fever. Miles sat out the season finale to rest ahead of the playoffs; social media accounts often aim to create rage-bait and click-bait content by targeting high-profile players such as Clark and Miles.
In recent sports media, fake quotes circulating on social media are often successful before verified. Fans are advised to tune to verified videos with audio for audio quality or trusted news sources to verify and authenticate comments about athletes.
