There is no evidence that Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker said that he “must be doing something right” if ABC talk show host Whoopi Goldberg does not like him. The quote is featured in a parody article.
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Butker sparked a backlash online following a commencement speech he gave at a Kansas college on May 11, where he referred to Pride Month – the annual LGBTQ celebration that takes place in June – as “the deadly sin sort of pride” and encouraged women to focus on raising families rather than joining the workforce.
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Reuters reported, opens new tab on May 17 that Jonathan Beane, the National Football League’s senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, said Butker’s comments during the speech do not reflect the NFL’s views and reiterated the league’s commitment to inclusion.
Facebook posts, opens new tab say, “Harrison Butker Fires Back at Whoopi Goldberg: ‘If She Doesn’t Like Me I Must Be Doing Something Right.”
The posts link to an article with the same headline in the comments, leading users to a website titled “Celeb News, opens new tab.”
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A similar article, opens new tab appears on SpaceXArena, which describes itself as using “parody and exaggeration to mock current events and trends” on its “About Us, opens new tab” page.
Neither article mentions when or where Butker made this statement. Butker has not made a statement in response to Goldberg on his social media, opens new tab accounts, opens new tab.
Goldberg defended Butker’s right to free speech on an episode of the show, opens new tab on May 16, saying, “I like when people say what they need to say.”
“These are his beliefs and he’s welcome to them. I don’t have to believe them, I don’t have to accept them, the ladies that were sitting in that audience do not have to accept them,” she added, before saying it is important to respect people who have different beliefs.
Representatives for Butker and Goldberg did not respond to requests for comment.
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False. A Harrison Butker quote saying that he “must be doing something right” if Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t like him originated from a satirical article.
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