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Uncovering the Lies of the Swedish Sex Movement: What's the Truth Behind It?
In June 2023, a rumor spread on the Internet claiming that Sweden had declared sex a sport and would host Europe's first sex competition. The news quickly attracted attention, but was ultimately proven to be false.
The spread of rumors
The report was spread on multiple news media and social platforms, claiming that "Sweden holds its first sex competition", "Sweden officially considers sex a sport", etc., and claimed that contestants from all over the world will gather in Sweden to compete. The reports also mentioned some purported competition categories, such as "oral sex," and corrected the list of contestants.
"Twenty contestants from different countries will participate in the competition, and the winner will be judged by the judges and the audience."
Media communication
Initial reports came from a number of foreign media, including Spain's Marca, Greece's City Times, Canada's Beacon Herald, South Africa's IOL and Germany's RTL. Among them, Marca reported the list of players, including those who claimed to represent their countries. Another report detailed the rules of the contest but provided no credible sources.
"We have a lot to do." The Swedish Sports Federation rejected the participants' registration and competition applications.
Public reaction
The misleading article attracted widespread attention, especially on social media, where users expressed a range of reactions ranging from disbelief to curiosity. In response to this sex competition rumor that has been proven to be false, a mysterious hacker group called Team Bangladesh launched a cyberattack called "Operation OpSweden", calling on other hackers to collectively participate in this sex competition.
Fact investigation and rumor refuting
After this false report spread, a number of authoritative fact-checking agencies investigated the relevant information and refuted the rumor. Many media outlets, such as Reuters, Snopes and Deutsche Welle, have published articles to clarify the truth.
Survey results
In January 2023, the "Gothenburg Post" reported on the situation of a Swede, Dragan Bratic. Bratic, who owns several strip clubs, had tried to classify sexual activity as a sport and submitted an application to join the Swedish Sports Federation. However, the application was rejected in May and the Swedish sports body made it clear that it would not cooperate with any sexual organizations.
"The Swedish Sports Federation confirms that it has no association with any sexual organizations."
The continuation of online rumors
Despite the rejection of the application, the self-proclaimed "Swedish Sex Federation" has announced its intention to hold a sex competition. According to a report by Deutsche Welle, the "Swedish Sex Federation" claimed that they would self-fund the competition, while the Swedish Sports Federation stated that it could not recognize its existence.
Changes in media coverage
As the truth has been revealed, some initial reports have been deleted. However, there are still reports from some media such as "The Times" and "India Today" that have not been corrected and remain unchanged. These reports about Sweden's sexual movement sparked widespread discussion.
Conclusion
In this incident, we not only saw the impact of social media, but also witnessed the importance of fact-checking at a time when misinformation is rampant. With the spread of false information, have you ever wondered how to protect yourself from it?
