""I will not participate in the 2028 Olympics if that man, Lia Thomas, is allowed to compete,""
""Let him swim in the men's category, he shouldn't be here. Sharing a pool with Lia Thomas is an insult and a disgrace.""
""There are currently fabricated quotes attributed to Mollie O'Callaghan appearing on social media posts. At no stage has O'Callaghan been interviewed and provided commentary on transgender athletes. Meta has been advised of the fake news, and O'Callaghan and Swimming Australia have requested the posts be taken down.""
Fabricated anti-LGBTQ+ quotes falsely attributed to Olympic 200m freestyle champion Mollie O'Callaghan circulated on Facebook, Instagram and X/Twitter claiming she attacked trans inclusion and Lia Thomas. One fabricated post asserted refusal to compete at the 2028 Olympics if Lia Thomas were allowed and called sharing a pool with Thomas an "insult and a disgrace." Lia Thomas won an NCAA championship in 2022 as the first trans woman champion, later faced a World Aquatics ban and had university swimming records erased. Swimming Australia requested Meta remove the fake posts and Meta began an investigation while posts remained visible.
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