00:00¿Did Trump threaten a 250% tarif o no way over Olympic gold medals?
00:09Make skiing fair again.
00:11Over the weekend, a post gained more than 1 million views on X,
00:14claiming that US President Donald Trump will put a 250% tarif
00:18on Norwegian salmon over unfair advantages given to its Olympic skiers.
00:23The post shows an alleged screenshot of a post of Trump's truth social platform
00:28where he supposedly says that Norway is spending money
00:31meant to be paid into NATO's budget on a secret ski wax.
00:34But the post is fake.
00:36There is no record of Trump posting this on any of his social media accounts.
00:40On top of that, no credible media outlet has reported any specific tarif threats
00:45from Trump targeting Norway.
00:47That said, the post is right about one thing.
00:50In elite skiing, factors like ski-based preparation and waxing can influence performance.
00:55National teams invest heavily in optimising wax and ski bases to gain marginal advantages
01:01in such races that are decided by fractions of seconds.
01:05This season, there is no evidence that Norwegian skiers have been banned
01:09for using prohibited wax or for using fluorocarbon powder,
01:13a top layer on a ski base that has been banned at the Winter Olympics.
01:17Norway's award-winning ski team, on the other hand,
01:19is funded by a mix of government, grassroots funding, national sports bodies
01:24and the state-owned lottery operator.
01:27There is also no evidence that Norway is diverting its NATO defense funds into skiing.
01:32Norway's prime minister last year committed his country to spending at least 5% of its GDP on defense.
01:38This money is spent on military staff, investments, preparedness and support for Ukraine
01:43alongside operational and industrial measures.
01:45resources.
01:46All right, cheers.
01:46Bye.
01:48Bye.
01:50Bye.
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