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Claim parts

Who: Follow
When: today
How many: 1

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The Athletic ↗Named outlet
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Line Judge · Sep 13, 6:02 PM

How this was checked

A headline is rarely one claim. This one was split into 2 separate checkable claims, and each was routed to the kind of record that would prove or disprove it. The story's stamp is a function of those parts, not of the headline's wording.

Did it happenDepends
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Needs a primary record of the event itself.
Is the number rightDepends
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Needs the figure in a primary source, not a retelling.

What each source said

The AthleticTier 3Silent on this claim
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The AthleticTier 3Silent on this claim
NFL Week 1 live updates: Latest scores and highlights from Sunday’s games

Where we looked and found nothing

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