The claims stem from a viral TikTok video titled ‘Super Bowl scandal’. Rumors are circulating online claiming that a married man was caught cheating on his wife during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX after being captured on the Jumbotron kissing a female coworker. On Sunday, at the Caeser’s Superdome in New Orleans, the Philadephia Eagles trounced the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for a second time.
Interest in the elusive Jumbotron cheater had spiked on Google in recent days, with hundreds of social media users questioning the husband’s actions. If true, the man would follow luminaries such as Donald Trump and Taylor Swift who received cheers and boos respectively after being showcased on the stadium screen. There is, however, one major flaw in the story: it’s entirely made up. The Independent has debunked the rumor after reviewing the footage of each of the Eagles touchdowns. At no point does the camera pan to a man and a woman kissing.
The claim appears to have stemmed from a TikTok video posted a day after the big game on Monday titled the “Super Bowl scandal.” By Thursday, it had garnered over 11.5 million views and more than 465,000 likes. In the video, influencer Robby Witt – whose channel promotes itself as showcasing “60 Second Sitcoms” and “Fictional Stories and Satire” – speaks of a wife buying her husband two tickets to the big game for his birthday. Instead of taking his spouse, the man decided to bring his “best friend from college” – who turned out to be his female work colleague, he said.
“A guy at the Super Bowl who got cheating on his wife on the jumbotron is the most hated man in America Today,” Witt claimed. What ensued, per the skit, is a tale of revenge including the husband losing his job and ending up in a messy divorce. Another video saw the story grow even more legs with Witt telling his followers that the female co-worker was now pregnant. Some social media users took the hearsay as fact, while others were left pondering over the veracity of the tale, and who the mystery man was.
“HAS HE NEVER WATCHED A JUMBOTRON CAUGHT CHEATING VIDEOOOO,” one TikTok user commented. Another added: “This Super Bowl was soooo messy.”. An X user wrote: “Did a dude get caught cheating on his wife on the Jumbotron during the Super Bowl? If true, man karma is a b***h.”. The Independent has contacted Witt for more information. Nevertheless, there are occasions when sports fans have been recorded being unfaithful.
A Barcelona S.C. supporter was caught passionately kissing a woman on the big screen as they faced Delfin in Ecuador in January 2020. After the story hit the South American press, the soccer fan decided to address his actions. “I want to go back to living these moments by your side,” the man said in a desperate plea to his partner, according to The Sun. “I am really sorry and this is why I’ve come out in public to comment on this nonsense, so I can ask you to forgive me.”.
