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Shame on us for making brave girls fight for women’s sports alone

Nypost · · 739 words · By Jennifer Sey
Biological Sex vs Gender Identity Institutional Bias Women's Sports Fairness
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Federal law is supposed to forbid it, and even California Gov.

Claims checked 13
Techniques found 6
Topics 3

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What happened

Federal law is supposed to forbid it, and even California Gov.

Why it matters

Yet on Saturday, AB Hernandez, a boy, swept the girls’ high jump, triple jump and long jump at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Sectionals competition.

Common ground

Hernandez’s dominating distances will most likely advance him to the state championships at the end of the month.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/opinion/shame-on-us-weve-made-girls-fight-for-wome…

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eFinder identified 6 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence
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Black-and-White Fallacy 75% confidence
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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “High jumper Reese Hogan... she’s been forced off the podium’s top spot by Hernandez over and over again.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent sources confirm that Reese Hogan placed second in the triple jump to Hernandez and subsequently took the top spot on the podium herself after the official ceremony.
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web search NEUTRAL — Reese Hogan, 16, placed second in the triple jump event at the CIF Southern Section Finals in California on Saturday.Hernandez, who also took the top spot in the girls’ long jump, posed with her compe…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/runner-track-star-takes-rightful-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Reese Hogan, 16, from Crean Lutheran High School, stepped onto the top spot after the official ceremony at the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday had concluded.
https://www.gbnews.com/sport/other-sport/high-school-athleti…
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web search NEUTRAL — A California high school female athlete didn't let coming in second to a male-born transgender competitor prevent her from standing in the top spot on the podium during placement at a state track and …
https://nypost.com/2025/05/20/us-news/california-track-star-…
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Claim 2: “Advocates for the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee threaten athletes that if they do speak up, they’ll risk their standing in the Olympic movement.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “Polls show roughly 80% of Americans believe the women’s category should be for women only.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'approximately' and does not provide any polling data regarding American beliefs on women's sports.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 · The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approximately
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web search NEUTRAL — Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approxim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Define approximately. approximately synonyms, approximately pronunciation, approximately translation, English dictionary definition of approximately. adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate t…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/approximately
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Claim 4: “CIF allowed the first-place girl in each event to share the podium with Hernandez”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and government portal links for the state of California, which do not mention the podium arrangements for AB Hernandez.
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web search NEUTRAL — California (/ ˌkælɪˈfɔːrniə /) is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an internation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
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web search NEUTRAL — CA.gov is the official website for the State of California. You can find and access California services, resources, and more.
https://www.ca.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Description: This map shows states boundaries, the state capital, counties, county seats, cities and towns, islands, lakes, and national parks in California.
https://ontheworldmap.com/usa/state/california/
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Claim 5: “Jennifer Sey is founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “Nike reportedly imposes contract provisions on its star female athletes, barring them from speaking out about the protection of women’s sports.”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “AB Hernandez, a boy, swept the girls’ high jump, triple jump and long jump at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Sectionals competition.”
DISPUTED
While the Nypost cross-reference claims Hernandez won all three events (long jump, high jump, and triple jump), two other web search results explicitly state that Hernandez placed seventh in the high jump, contradicting the claim that he 'swept' all three.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hernandez also took first in the long jump with a mark of 19 feet and 2.75 inches, several inches ahead of La Canada senior Katie McGuinness’s 18 feet and 9 1/2 inches. Hernandez also took seventh pla…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/may/18/california-…
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web search NEUTRAL — She won the Division 3 girls long jump and girls triple jump and placed seventh in the high jump at the Southern Section Division Finals on May 19, according to CIF results.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/california-opens-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hernandez competed in high jump, triple jump and long jump at the meet in the Fresno County community of Clovis after a week of developments over her participation in the girl’s competitions.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/trans-athlete-wins-…
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Claim 8: “In 2025, President Donald Trump’s executive order directed federal agencies to protect women’s sports by recognizing biological sex.”
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Multiple sources confirm President Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to recognize biological sex as immutable and determined at birth to protect women's sports.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump addresses Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills after she said, "See you in court" over the issue of trans women in sports at a meeting of governors at the White House on Feb. 21. Win McNa…
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305108/trump-janet-mil…
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web search NEUTRAL — This order directs federal agencies to adopt policies that recognize biological sex as immutable and determined at birth.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/evaluating-trumps…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scholarships and Programs: Programs and scholarships explicitly designed for women may see stricter eligibility criteria based on biological sex, potentially impacting transgender students. Retirees a…
https://www.executiveactions.org/actions/defending-women-fro…
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Claim 9: “23 states still allow gender identity to override biological sex.”
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The provided evidence discusses non-binary identities, a general Gallup poll on biological sex, and a report on female athletes losing opportunities, but none of these sources specify that exactly 23 states allow gender identity to override biological sex.
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web search NEUTRAL — “The replacement of the female sports category with a mixed-sex category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals, when competing against males,” …
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/trump-signs-executive-order-ba…
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web search NEUTRAL — Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth, although some non-bin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-binary
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A growing majority of Americans say athletes should compete on men's or women's sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity, accordi…
https://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.php?ID=194990
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Claim 10: “The International Olympic Committee has announced new rules safeguarding women’s events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.”
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Multiple sources report that the IOC announced a new eligibility policy for the 2028 Los Angeles Games that effectively excludes transgender women from female categories to safeguard women's events.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a move that shifts the landscape for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday a new eligibility policy that effectively excludes transgender women fr…
https://thepridela.com/2026/03/the-international-olympic-com…
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web search NEUTRAL — The International Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that gender equality will be a central focus of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/sports/ioc-launches-war-on-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wellington (AFP) – New Zealand's Olympic Committee said Friday that an IOC ruling that only "biological females" will be allowed to compete in women's events would bring greater "clarity" and "fairnes…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260327-new-zealand-a…
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Claim 11: “The upcoming Supreme Court decision in Little v. Hecox, expected in June, will be telling.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the case Little v. Hecox.
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Claim 12: “The Los Angeles Times gave a sympathetic platform to Hernandez’s mother”
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No evidence was found after searching for a Los Angeles Times piece featuring Hernandez's mother.
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Claim 13: “Many states, 27 currently, now have protective laws.”
DISPUTED
One source states 27 states have enacted such laws, while another source (Gov. Stitt) claims 30 states have this policy in place.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Let's protect women's sports nationwide, for good. In Oklahoma, we stand with female athletes.30 states who have this policy in place to protect biological females and so I am hoping that the Supreme…
https://okcfox.com/newsletter-daily/gov-stitt-urges-supreme-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-seven states have already enacted laws defining sports categories by biological sex at birth. None of them has watched girls’ athletics collapse. Female participation in those states has not de…
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/boys-in-girls-sports-californ…
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web search NEUTRAL — The “Protect Women’s Sports Act” seeks to clarify that Title IX protections for female athletes are “based on biological sex,” Gabbard and Mullin said in a statement.
https://nypost.com/2020/12/11/tulsi-gabbard-introduces-prote…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.