evidence: A seven-figure claim connecting Whoopi Goldberg to Riley Gaines left the former NCAA swimmer reacting, "I would love for this to be true…" [...] Gaines herself reacted to the claim spread in a since-deleted post on X from citizen journalist Officer Lew that read, "BREAKING: Riley Gaines, who protested transgenders competing in women’s sports, has won an $8 million defamation suit against Whoopi Goldberg." [...] A Community Notes message that was tacked onto another post sharing the story on X read, "No reputable news sources report that Riley Gaines won a defamation case against Goldberg. A satirical article on freerepublic.com titled ‘[Satire:] Judge awards Riley Gaines $8 million dollars in Whoopi Goldberg Defamation Case’ is being spread as fact."