Fact:About the Rumor Claiming Shaq Threw Joy Behar Out of His Restaurant and Banned Her for Life

The Facebook page The Patriots Lovers posted a meme claiming former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal threw “The View” co-host Joy Behar out of one of his restaurants. The meme read, “Shaq Throws Joy Behar Out Of His Restaurant, Bans Her For Life, ‘Keep Your Toxicity Out.’” The post displayed over 16,000 reactions, 1,600 comments and 1,200 shares.

The first comment under the Facebook post linked users to an article on the SpaceXMania.com website. An author with the website published the story on April 12 with the headline, “Breaking: Shaq Ejects Joy Behar From His Big Chicken Eatery, ‘Keep Your Toxicity Out.’”

However, this story was not true. SpaceXMania.com is a website describing some of its output as satirical in nature, both on its “About Us” page and as a label above articles.

Further, the meme posted on Facebook featured a watermark displaying the word “satire.”

For further reading, we previously reported about a rumor claiming “The View” hit its lowest ratings in TV history after a May 2024 episode featuring Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro.