JUST IN:Trade decline: legend Simone Biles just turn down $476.9 million
End of an Era: Simone Biles Makes Surprising Announcement That Will Leave You Speechless—Full Details InsideU.S. gymnast Simone Biles intends to disclose a $4 million contribution to support the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential ticket for 2024.
During the final days of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) claimed that Simone Biles from Team USA, widely regarded as one of the world’s most skilled gymnasts, planned to announce a $4 million donation to support Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s U.S. presidential campaign.
The post quickly gained traction, amassing over 87,000 likes while users simultaneously shared this alleged news on Facebook.Although the original X post claimed its information came from “a source at Sports Illustrated,” Snopes found no evidence indicating that Biles intended to donate to the Harris campaign, particularly not a sum of $4 million.Moreover, the post merely stated that Biles would “formally announce” her donation, without implying she had already made one. This wording suggests that while Biles intends to donate money to the Harris campaign in the future, she has not done so yet.
Therefore, it’s challenging to definitively classify this claim as either “true” or “false.” Consequently, we have labeled it as “Unfounded.”It’s important to highlight that donating $4 million directly to a political campaign is prohibited by federal law. The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) states on its website that individuals can contribute up to $3,300 per election cycle to an individual candidate. However, larger donation limits are permitted for contributions made to Political Action Committees (PACs) or political parties.
Only Super PACs, which cannot donate directly to campaigns themselves, are allowed unlimited donations.Federal law mandates that all political campaign donations must be tracked and recorded with the FEC.
Even though the claim implied that Biles had not yet made a donation, we conducted a search in the FEC’s campaign finance database for any contributions from “Simone Biles” as part of our due diligence.Our search yielded no results for 2023 and 2024, indicating that Biles has not made any political donations since the start of 2023.Casting further doubt on the claim is Simone Biles’ actual financial standing. Multiple articles have reported her net worth to be $25 million, referencing CelebrityNetWorth.com as their source.
Although Snopes couldn’t independently verify this amount, Forbes states that Biles earned approximately $10 million in 2022 and $7.1 million in 2023. Given these earnings, we believe a $25 million estimate of her net worth seems reasonable.A quick calculation reveals that a $4 million donation constituted around 16% of her total net worth.
While not impossible—hence our “Unfounded” rating—we found it highly unlikely that Biles would contribute such a significant portion of her wealth in one go.In one of her recent videos, gymnast Simone Biles might have inadvertently “unveiled gymnastics’ greatest secret.”The four-time U.S. Olympian might have slipped up when she created a TikTok video with her teammates, and social media users were quick to take note. If you haven’t watched it yet, get ready for a surprise—it’s truly groundbreaking.
Biles is just the fourth American gymnast to participate in the Olympics, yet she is already regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts ever. However, it appears she’s not very adept at keeping her sporting secrets hidden, as a casual TikTok video featuring her went viral and unveiled a closely guarded secret.
The TikTok account of the 27-year-old athlete was set up by fellow gymnast Jan Günther, who regularly shares sports-related content on the platform. In one video, he opens with discussing how the athlete has unveiled “the biggest secret in gymnastics,” highlighting a “gymnastics spotter” visible in the background of this particular clip.This news is bound to create a stir in the sports world.
Gunther reveals that these spotters, fully clad in green, undergo intensive training for months to assist gymnasts by discreetly correcting their positions. The color green was allegedly chosen because it can go unnoticed on TV and isn’t visible to spectators in the arena. This might explain how gymnasts seamlessly execute all those moves and flips.Günther even unveiled footage of the little green men warming up, putting an end to the rumors.
Additionally, previously undisclosed video surfaced showing US gymnastics coach Laurent Landy conversing with onlookers. “Good luck today, stay safe, make sure to protect our athletes and remain unseen,” he urged them.
If you’ve come to the conclusion that all the videos are parodies, mocking those who doubt gymnasts while highlighting how challenging gymnastics truly is: “Every gymnastics routine you witness is actually impossible and performed by spectators.”
