‘Y’all Was Pretty Quiet When Brett Favre … Nvm’: Racists Spread Misinformation About Simone Biles Receiving Student Loan Forgiveness, Fans Hit Back with Brett Favre’s Welfare Fraud Case 

The Simone Biles hate train is moving full steam ahead on social media. Critics are outraged by resurfaced claims suggesting the world-class gymnast is among the five million Americans who benefitted from student loan forgiveness. The Ohio native purportedly took a selection of business classes when she attended the University of the People online-only school six years ago. Outcry from people on X began when a tweet that stated, “Roseanne Barr ‘goes mad’ as Simone Biles, worth $14 million, but still took $44K in student loan forgiveness: ‘Why are we giving taxpayer funds to millionaires?’” was circulated. The made-up claim — including the quote from Barr, apparently — first appeared online in August on a small gossip website called USA Enquire. The claims quickly spread across social media, resurfacing multiple times over the following months. Fans rush to defend Simone Biles against student loan forgiveness claims as Brett Favre’s welfare fraud case resurfaces. (Photos: @simonebiles/Instagram, @brettfavre/Instagram) Almost immediately, social media replies were loaded with racist undertones as one person asked, “It is because the only people who got there [sic] loans forgiven were black/brown students??” According to an October update from President Joe Biden’s administration, a staggering $4.5 billion in...