Misinformation persists online after super-brief Olympic boxing bout
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![Algeria's Imane Khelif, right, defeated, Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. A female competitor kneels on the canvas with wrapped hands and without boxing gloves as the opponent stands nearby.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7282050.1722515557!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/paris-olympics-boxing.jpg)
Unfounded claims about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's gender identity went viral after her very quick victory at the Olympics. We talk to experts about how and why misinformation spreads.