Do 25% of Americans Believe God Decides the Super Bowl Winner?
An intriguing claim was shared widely online during the build-up to the 2022 Super Bowl.
- Published 21 January 2022
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Claim
Twenty-five percent of Americans believe God decides the winner of the Super Bowl.
Rating
Mostly True
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What's True
In a series of surveys between 2013 and 2017, between 22 and 27 percent of U.S. respondents said they agreed with the proposition that "God plays a role in determining which team wins a sporting event," which would, presumably, include events such as the Super Bowl. However...
What's False
The survey question was not specific to the Super Bowl, but rather involved all sporting events. Furthermore, the survey question stipulated that God "plays a role" in determining the outcome of events, rather than single-handedly "deciding" the winner. Finally, the most recent survey was conducted in 2017, five years before widely shared social media content containing the 25 percent claim.