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Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Did Not Win Gold During This Year's Olympics

Yelena DzhanovaYelena Dzhanova
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15th August 2021
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9:47 pm
15th August 2021
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Did Not Win Gold During This Year's Olympics
The photos are from a 2019 win in Samoa (Getty Images).

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It appears that a Facebook account with the name Tringlobe Media first suggested that Hubbard won in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. That post has hundreds of likes and dates back to July 31, days before the weightlifting competition even took place. That post and the idea behind it spread for days after on various social media platforms. Commenters have indicated they believe this is a photo from the 2020 Olympics. 

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