WNBA breaks single-season attendance record
WNBA breaks single-season attendance record
The Women’s National Basketball Association announced it broke its record for attendance during a single season, attracting more than 2.5 million fans to games so far in 2025.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting that the WNBA broke its single-season attendance record. The claim is supported by multiple sources, although the exact attendance figure varies slightly across sources. The article exhibits minimal bias, presenting the information in a straightforward manner.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The WNBA broke its record for attendance during a single season.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms that the WNBA broke its 23-year-old regular-season attendance record.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms that the WNBA set a new regular-season attendance record.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms that the WNBA surpassed its total regular-season attendance record.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The WNBA attracted more than 2.5 million fans to games so far in 2025.
- Verification Source #3: States the WNBA reached the 2.43 million mark.
- Assessment: Mostly supported. Source 3 indicates 2.43 million, while the article states 'more than 2.5 million'. This is a minor discrepancy, but the general claim of record attendance is supported.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: WNBA breaks 23-year-old regular-season attendance record
- Source 3: The WNBA set a new regular-season attendance record on Friday, reaching the 2.43 million mark