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U.S. gymnast Simone Biles intends to pledge a $4 million contribution to support the 2024 presidential campaign of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
In the final days of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a post on X (previously known as Twitter) claimed that Simone Biles of Team USA, widely regarded as one of the most gifted gymnasts globally, was set to announce a $4 million donation to Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s U.S. presidential campaign. The post quickly went viral, amassing over 87,000 likes while users also spread this alleged news on Facebook.
Numerous readers requested that Snopes investigate the claim.
Although the initial X post referenced “a source at Sports Illustrated” for its details, Snopes found no evidence indicating that Biles intended to donate any amount to the Harris campaign, let alone $4 million.
Additionally, the post merely suggested that Biles intended to “formally announce” her donation; it did not confirm she had already donated. The wording implies a future action rather than a completed one regarding donating money to the Harris campaign, making it impossible to definitively classify this claim as either “true” or “false.” Consequently, we have deemed this claim “Unfounded.”
It’s important to remember that donating $4 million directly to any political campaign is against federal law. As stated on the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) website, individuals can contribute up to $3,300 per election cycle to a specific candidate. Higher limits are applicable when contributing to Political Action Committees (PACs) or political parties. Only Super PACs can receive unlimited donations; however, they cannot donate directly to political campaigns themselves.
Federal law requires that all donations to political campaigns be tracked and recorded by the FEC. Despite the claim’s implication that Biles had not yet made a donation, we conducted a thorough search of the FEC’s campaign finance database for any contributions under “Simone Biles” as part of our due diligence.
We found no results for 2023 and 2024, indicating that Biles had not contributed to any political donations since the start of 2023.
Adding to the skepticism about the claim is Simone Biles’ actual financial status. Several sources have attributed her net worth of $25 million to CelebrityNetWorth.com. Although Snopes couldn’t verify this figure independently, Forbes reported that she earned approximately $10 million in 2022 and $7.1 million in 2023. Consequently, estimating her net worth at around $25 million seems reasonable.
Nevertheless, a quick calculation reveals that the $4 million donation would constitute approximately 16% of her total net worth. While it’s not impossible—which is why we labeled this claim as “Unfounded”—we found it highly unlikely that Biles would donate such a significant portion of her wealth in one go.
The four-time U.S. Olympian might have slipped up when she created a TikTok with some of her teammates, and social media users quickly picked up on it. If you haven’t watched it yet, get ready for something truly groundbreaking that will surprise you!
Biles is just the fourth American gymnast to compete in the Olympics, yet she is already deemed one of the greatest gymnasts ever. However, it appears she’s not very adept at keeping her athletic secrets hidden; a basic TikTok video featuring her went viral and revealed something that had been well-concealed.
The TikTok account of the 27-year-old athlete was created by fellow gymnast Jan Günther, who shares sports-related content daily on the platform. In his latest post, he starts off by disclosing that this athlete has unveiled “the biggest secret in gymnastics,” highlighting a “gymnastics spotter” noticeable in the background of the discussed video.
This news is certain to make waves in the sports world. Gunther elaborates that these spotters, fully clad in green, undergo intense training for months to assist gymnasts by subtly correcting their positions without being seen—given that green can blend into the background on TV and spectators at the venue are unable to detect them. This explains why gymnasts successfully execute all those complex moves and flips.
Günther even released footage of the little green men warming up, confirming the rumor at last. Additionally, some not-so-secret video emerged showing US gymnastics coach Laurent Landy interacting with spectators. “Good luck today; stay safe and make sure to protect our athletes while remaining unseen,” he requested from those watching.
If you’ve already noticed that all the videos are parodies, mocking those who question the gymnast and highlighting how challenging the sport is. “All gymnastics you witness are actually impossible; they’re entirely performed by spectators,” Gunther stated with sarcasm.
Supposedly (though not actually), the little green men undergo months of training to make their performance as realistic as possible while remaining unseen. Gunter explains that due to spectators’ desire for gymnasts to perform more challenging routines, professionals are left with no option but to employ spotters.
Viewers headed to the comments section to make jokes about the “reveal.” One commenter quipped, “I wonder if those watching live are actually paying attention or just observing something else?”
Another person commented, “As a gymnast, this is accurate and they assist me daily.”
Another person chimed in, saying, “Just kidding.”
According to another user, “As a gymnast, I can assure you there was quite the scandal at a competition several years back. A spotter intentionally pushed his girlfriend off the balance beam and she ended up replacing him with a different spotter.”
