{"id":5715,"date":"2024-09-05T22:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5715"},"modified":"2024-09-05T22:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:24:00","slug":"olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-on-vogue-cover-thats-fan-art-fact-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5715","title":{"rendered":"Olympic boxer Imane Khelif on Vogue cover? That&#8217;s fan art | Fact check"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">The claim: Olympic boxer Imane Khelif was featured on &#8216;Vogue Algeria&#8217; cover<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">An Aug. 30 Facebook post (<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Association.des.Jeunes.Medecins\/posts\/pfbid0iULT1HQ4XydJUfkd1Cw5VkHDMyiWninZ81ewSo5eRwQdKAAYSVb7MxBQG27eVxXjl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">direct link<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4owEL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">archive link<\/a>) includes an image of a magazine cover with Vogue&#8217;s branding that features Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;The first Algerian, Arab and African woman to win an Olympic boxing gold,&#8221; reads the headline on the purported &#8220;Algeria&#8221; edition of Vogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The post&#8217;s caption reads, &#8220;Algerian olympic champion in boxing honored by Vogue magazine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The post was shared more than 100 times in six days. A\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ugnQo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">Threads post included a similar image<\/a>\u00a0of Khelif on a supposed cover of Vogue.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-news-2\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-google-query-id=\"CM6348LrrIgDFX3i_QUdY8gQdQ\">\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">Our rating: Altered<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The image of the magazine cover is a fabrication that wasn&#8217;t published under the Vogue brand. It&#8217;s a piece of fan art that the creator said is meant to celebrate Khelif&#8217;s talent and cultural significance. There is no &#8220;Vogue Algeria&#8221; edition of the magazine.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">Fabricated Vogue covers created by Algeria-based visual artist<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Khelif\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/paris-2024\/athlete\/imane-khelif_1540353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">won a gold medal in women&#8217;s boxing<\/a>\u00a0at the Paris Olympics amid\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/columnist\/dan-wolken\/2024\/08\/06\/algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-semifinals-olympics\/74697468007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">intense scrutiny and online harassment about her sex,<\/a>\u00a0a topic that generated high levels of interest in the U.S. as it\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/columnist\/mike-freeman\/2024\/08\/06\/imane-khelif-fake-outrage\/74673460007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">tapped into the volatile politics of gender<\/a>. The Algerian boxer\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2024\/08\/11\/olympics-imane-khelif-algeria-boxer-harassment\/74761978007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">filed a legal complaint<\/a>\u00a0with the Paris public prosecutor&#8217;s office for &#8220;acts of aggravated cyber harassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But Khelif has not been featured as a celebrity on the cover of Vogue. The image in the Facebook post was created by an Algeria-based visual artist and fan of Khelif&#8217;s who said it was made using AI applications and Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;The artwork envisions Imane on the cover of Vogue magazine, symbolizing her legendary status and unbreakable spirit,&#8221; the artist\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cheikh_boumsersseb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">Cheikh Boumsersseb<\/a>\u00a0said in an email. &#8220;She is not only a pride of Algeria and the Arab world but also a beacon of hope for the entire globe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Boumsersseb&#8217;s Instagram page includes a series of digitally fabricated\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_G3wsvI6Us\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">Vogue<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-5k4evoBFP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">magazine<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-0OYW9Izu3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">covers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-ge5T3oGdp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">other<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-fiPSboPfG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">pieces<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-eEVxQIxLr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">featuring<\/a>\u00a0Khelif&#8217;s likeness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;To clarify, the artwork featuring Imane Khelif is a product of my imagination and is not intended to mislead anyone,&#8221; Boumsersseb said in the caption of one such post. &#8220;This piece is crafted to celebrate Imane&#8217;s exceptional talent and cultural significance, reflecting my artistic vision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A review of the\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.condenast.com\/brands\/vogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">magazine&#8217;s website<\/a>\u00a0reveals there is no &#8220;Vogue Algeria&#8221; edition of the magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The claim: Olympic boxer Imane Khelif was featured on &#8216;Vogue Algeria&#8217; cover An Aug. 30 Facebook post (direct link,\u00a0archive link) includes an image of a magazine cover with Vogue&#8217;s branding &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5717,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5715\/revisions\/5717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}