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Shortly after NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick made national headlines in August 2016 by refusing to stand for the playing of the U.S. national anthem, explaining that he would not honor the flag of a country that oppresses black people, several fringe web sites published articles claiming that the actual reason behind his protest was that the San Francisco 49ers QB had recently converted to Islam: Messages claiming that Kaepernick had converted to Islam were frequently attached to one of two photographs: Both of the above-displayed images are fake. The image on the right was created by adding Kaepernick's face over a photograph of Osama bin Laden, while the image on the left was created by adding an Islamic symbol to a photograph of Kaepernick. The original, unaltered images can be seen below: Dozens of fringe web sites maintained in August 2016 that Kaepernick had converted to Islam, but all of these reports stemmed back to an anonymous tip posted by the sports gossip site Terez Owens in July 2015: However, the controversial NFL quarterback did not make any announcements about his alleged conversion while addressing this rumor, nor did he mention religion while discussing his decision to remain seated during the playing of the national anthem:
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