A post on X by user @JonCovering on July 31, 2026, shared an image depicting WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark wearing T-shirts with the text 'XX-XY Athletics.' The image was later verified by OpenAI's Verify tool to be AI-generated, containing a SynthID watermark, rather than a real photograph. Yahoo Sports fact-checked the claim, stating there are no credible news reports supporting the image's authenticity.
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A post on X by user @JonCovering on July 31, 2026, shared an image depicting WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark wearing T-shirts with the text ‘XX-XY Athletics.’ The image was later verified by OpenAI’s Verify tool to be AI-generated, containing a SynthID watermark, rather than a real photograph. Yahoo Sports fact-checked the claim, stating there are no credible news reports supporting the image’s authenticity.