Brittney Griner Kneeling Rumor During National Anthem Sparks Debate, No Evidence Found
“You don’t have to sing or anything, but you need to show some respect for the country that
saved you from a Russian Gulag.” a netizen reacts to the viral news of Brittney Griner kneeling
while singing the national anthem.
The viral news about famous swimmer; Brittney Griner has become the trending gist of most
social media users.
Some concerned Netizens are asking to find out the truth about the rumor, did Brittney Griner
kneel whilst the national anthem was being sung? If she did, what must have prompted her to
kneel?
Read on to get the full gist
Sometime in July 2024, news went viral about Brittney Griner which became the headline of
most pages on social media.
Amongst others was an account identified as NBA News, the page also made a post about the
trending news of Brittney Griner kneeling while singing the national anthem. The page made the post with the caption “Riley Gaines laid into Brittney Griner for kneeling during the National Anthem”
The page went further to say that you need to show respect to the country that saved you from
a Russian gulag, but you don’t necessarily need to sing or say anything, which implies that
respect can be shown in other ways aside from singing.
It quoted;
“You don’t have to sing anything, but you need to show some respect for the country that saved
you from a Russian gulag”
The post went viral, having a massive engagement. The report shows that a good number of
users who engaged in the post seemed to have believed the news, thereby making some
negative comments.
How true can news be without evidence? The viral news about Brittney Griner kneeling while
singing the national anthem still has no proof of evidence to show that it is true.
Until there is evidence, please discard any information you get about the famous swimmer;
Brittney Griner kneeling while singing the national anthem.
On Tiktok, a user has shared a video where Brittney sings the national anthem standing.
@doublea1k.amuesi Brittney standing for the national anthem. For all those that had issues w the US getting her out of Russia. #respectbrittneygriner #brittneygriner ♬ original sound – Double A 1 K
