evidence: An X user with the handle @akafacehots captioned their post "Thoughts?" and shared a screenshot featuring both the former NCAA athlete and the Color Purple star’s images, with the text "Riley Gaines Wins $8 million defamation suit against Whoopi Goldberg" written below it. On the upper right corner, the "America’s Last Line of Defense" logo was also inscribed. [...] "Breaking: Riley Gaines Wins $10 Million ‘Defamation Lawsuit’ Against Whoopi Golberg." [...] On Friday, February 23, a rumor surfaced on X that Riley Gaines won an $8 million defamation lawsuit against Whoopi Goldberg. However, a similar claim was first published in October last year, where it said that the former sued the latter and won $10 million.