Posts Share with X They claim that the National Football League (NFL) changed the national anthem to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly known as the black national anthem.
Why did the NFL replace our country's national anthem with the so-called “black” national anthem?
We have only one national anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner.
Does the NFL want to be Bud Light or something?
pic.twitter.com/Yg80phC8P8— Nick Sorter (@nicksortor) September 6, 2024
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that the song replaced the national anthem, which was played that night, according to a schedule on the Chiefs' website.
Fact check:
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X's post alleges that the NFL replaced the national anthem with a “black national anthem.” The video he shared shows a choir performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
“Why is the NFL replacing our National Anthem with a so-called 'Black' National Anthem?” the post read. “We only have one National Anthem and that is the Star Spangled Banner. Does the NFL want to be Bud Light or something?”
However, this claim is not accurate. The video shown in the post is not recent and is from a Chiefs game in the 2023 season. Posts In a post making the same claim on Sept. 7, 2023, the outlet reported that the song was performed by the Kansas City Boys Choir and the Kansas City Girls Choir before singer-songwriter Natalie Grant's performance of the national anthem during pregame ceremonies at the season opener on Sept. 7, 2023. Newsweek.
The NFL changed the US national anthem to the Black national anthem.General MC News pic.twitter.com/9cCYiAUKTN
— 🇺🇲Salty Texan (@texan_maga) September 8, 2023
Both songs were performed at this year's season opener. Tasha Cobbs Leonard said:At the Ravens-Chiefs game on September 5, Coco Jones sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” while singing the national anthem. Sports News.a schedule It is noted that both “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and the National Anthem were performed at the match.
a video Footage of Jones performing the national anthem that night was shared by X. (Related article: Did the NFL encourage players to kneel before games to show support for Israel?)
Coco Jones was really good at singing the national anthem #ChiefsKingdom #RavensFlock
— Fade (@FadeAwayMedia) September 6, 2024
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