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Why are NFL fans on social media saying the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win against the 49ers was “rigged”?

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The Kansas City Chiefs have won their third Super Bowl in five years and become the eighth team to win back-to-back championships thanks to an overtime victory against the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas. But many sceptic NFL fans believe their win was rigged , if social media platform X/Twitter is anything to go by. And it’s not just because of Taylor Swift. Chiefs defeat 49ers to win Super Bowl: here's how it happened A reminder of what CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said this past week: https://t.co/Rt9YzJhI6r — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 12, 2024 CBS Sports “informed of double overtime by NFL” Not long after the Chiefs’ victory was confirmed, ESPN’s senior NFL reported Adam Schefter recalled something CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus had said earlier in the week: “The NFL has alerted us that, for the first time ever, we will have a double overtime game (in the Super Bowl) .” We can, of course, only assume McManus was joking amid rumours the Super Bowl wo...

Poland's state media criticized for its coverage of huge anti-government march

An official with Poland’s state broadcasting authority says it has received multiple complaints over the way state media covered a huge anti-government protest WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's state broadcasting authority has received multiple complaints over the way state media covered a huge anti-government protest over the weekend, an official said Tuesday. State broadcaster TVP played down the size and significance of the protest led by the main opposition leader, Donald Tusk. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Warsaw, making it possibly the largest demonstration in decades in Poland. Organizers estimated that 500,000 people took part. The number is impossible to verify but the march stretched for kilometers through the streets of Warsaw along the main route and down side streets. Protests were also held in other Polish cities. TVP, which has long vilified Tusk in its reports, said there were no more than 150,000 people. Unlike independent broadcasters, TVP didn't s...