Mahomes Ped Scandal – Will The Chiefs Lose Their Super Bowl Win?
- Mahomes Ped scandal, which started as a tweet from a satirical account, spread across the internet like wildfire on the day after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII.
- According to the rumor, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had tested positive for using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
- NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the claim was “absolutely false.”
Mahomes Ped scandal, which started as a tweet from a satirical account, spread across the internet like wildfire on the day after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII.
On February 12th, 2023, a rumor began to spread on social media. According to the rumor, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had tested positive for using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) following the team’s 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles that day in Super Bowl LVII.
The viral tweet read, “#BREAKING: Chiefs Super Bowl legitimacy put on hold as NFL plans to launch an investigation on possible PED use by Patrick Mahomes during halftime. Sources confirm his rapid postgame drug test came back POSITIVE and if guilty the Chiefs could be stripped of the win.”
The tweet has received more than two million views, leading to the rise of conspiracy against Patrick Mahomes.
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The fake rumor originated from a plausible-looking Twitter account named @S_CharlesNFL. The Twitter account uses a stock image of an older gentleman and claims to be an ‘esteemed sports journalist.’
#BREAKING: Chiefs Super Bowl legitimacy put on hold as NFL plans to launch an investigation on possible PED use by Patrick Mahomes during halftime.
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Sources confirm his rapid postgame drug test came back POSITIVE and if guilty the Chiefs could be stripped of the win.
— Simon Charles (@S_CharlesNFL) February 13, 2023
However, the account is full of parody and satire and has built up a following of over 4,000 people through posting such content.
No legitimate news outlet has pursued this news, and no comments have been made by the National Football League or Kansas City Chiefs regarding this ridiculous news.
This false rumor may have started on Twitter, but it soon spread to Facebook and other social media platforms.
The rumor creator went as far as alleging that the National Football League is launching an investigation into the Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
His claim seems as far-fetched as his profile. There is no evidence of the National Football League investigating players, including Chiefs quarterback Mahomes, for suspected performance-enhancing drug use, which is prohibited.
NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the claim was “absolutely false.” Under the NFL and the NFL Players Association’s performance-enhancing substances policy, five players from each team are randomly chosen to be drug tested.
Patrick Mahomes was not one of the Chiefs players selected for the test.
