Arena officials at the Fever versus Dream game forced fans wearing shirts that said 'XX XY' to cover them up.

Posted by The Gerry Callahan Show, Aug 17, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictMixed

Sources: 2 contradict3 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 60%

The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 17, 2026

The core event is well supported: multiple sources, including a WNBA statement, confirm that security at the Dream-Fever game in Atlanta asked fans wearing XX-XY shirts to cover them, and the league said this 'should not have happened.' However, the sources attribute the action to WNBA league security rather than arena officials, and the Dream said the decision was made.

A detail. The sources confirm the gist; the verdict faults a detail such as a date, number or wording.

What we found

Contradicts. The Atlanta Dream said the decision to intervene was made by WNBA security and not the team, and the WNBA described the staff as league security, which conflicts with attributing the action to arena officials.[1][2]

Supports. The WNBA stated that fans were asked by league security to cover their shirts at the Sunday game in Atlanta and that 'this should not have happened.'[1][3]

Supports. Multiple outlets report that a mother and daughter wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts were told to cover them or leave the game during overtime.[2][4][5]

Context. Some reports describe the staff as arena or State Farm Arena security, and the arena's policy prohibits explicit or derogatory clothing, so the arena's own staff may have been involved in carrying out the request.[2][6]

Context. Reports differ on the shirt wording ('XX-XY' versus 'XX/XY'), but the shirts are the same brand and message, so this is a minor variation.[4][6]