As a perhaps vaguely relevant aside (and just to show there's a lot of it about in these days of social media..):
There have been a couple of articles over the past months in the UK's Guardian newspaper about an Ultra long distance runner caught out not telling the truth about his attempt to run across the States, e.g. lying about his daily mileage, hitching ride in a support vehicle instead of running etc...
FWIW from back in June a piece here written when people were beginning to cast doubts of the runner's claims:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...heating-rumors
Final para:
" Cantrell ( a sceptic) knows his questions might be falling on closed ears. Young’s (the runner) fans are eager to see him pull through.
“The overwhelming social media response has been adulation and accolades, with the few dissenting voices effectively drowned out. Young does not need credibility with the ultrarunning community. They are not the target market.”
Sound familiar?
Now from today, an update including the reaction of his sponsors:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/bl...or-stands-tall
From the final paragraph of the piece:
"Not that it has been easy for Skins" (The sponsor)"It was a difficult situation when the sxxx hit the fan but the most important thing for us isn’t the initial problem" (when the allegations started)" - because problems will always happen – it’s what you do when they arise. In our view there are no half measures when you apply and live by your principles.” It is a motto one wishes other companies would heed.
In summary: sponsors heard rumours of wrong doing circulating>
sponsors started their own investigation,
sponsors published findings of investigation.....
Hello Artemis, Boeing et.al...compare and contrast?.
( Edit to add: Just e-mailed the author of those pieces outling our current "problem" ..given he does sport, and more importantly the Guardian has a very feminist agenda I doubt I'll hear back, but who knows, whilst they might leave TCT alone they might like to stir things up with the nasty capitalist sponsors, ...)).