Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night. Ryan Lochte was not robbed at gunpoint Saturday night. Will the real version of these Rio Olympics events please stand up.
No, that's not the worst remake of "To Tell the Truth" ever, that's the story the media have been trying to report all Sunday morning in Rio.
As first reported by Ben Way of Fox Sports Australia, Ryan Lochte's mother, Ileana, said that her son had texted her and said he was robbed at gunpoint after a taxi he was in stopped to get gas. His wallet was taken but he was otherwise fine.
Not long after that was reported, the IOC, the USOC and Ryan Lochte himself said the story was untrue (with no explanation as to why his mother was saying such things).
So, false alarm, all is well. Except USA Today then contacted Lochte's mom, who told them that yes, indeed, her son had been robbed at gunpoint. Ileana Lochte said she was on her way to see Ryan. "I’ll be OK when I see him,” she said.
So was Lochte robbed? Was he not robbed? Was this a mass hallucination brought on by Olympics fever? Hopefully we will find out.
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