Australian reporter Claire Lehmann has made the bold claims that both Sha'Carri Richardson and the late Florence Griffith Joyner AKA "Flo Jo" must have used steroids throughout their careers.
And how does Lehmann know this?
Well, because of the sprinting duo's acrylic nails and hair, that's how.
In the wake of Richardson's recent Tokyo Olympics ban for marijuana use, Lehmann fired off a couple controversial tweets which appear to have annoyed a few people - mostly track and field supporters from the United States.
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According to Lehmann, Richardson wasn't just smoking a bit of weed here and there, she was also dabbling in some performance enhancing drugs and her "strong nails and hair" are apparently a dead giveaway.
"Not sure whether the nails are real or fake, but in case you didn't know very strong nails & hair can be a side effect of steroid use," she tweeted.
"Look, people in track know who is and who isn't on the roids. Just because they couldn't ping her on it doesn't mean they don't know."
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This post alone ruffled the feathers of a lot of fans - including rapper Cardi B - who wasted no time in firing back at Lehman's wild conspiracy theory by pointing out that Richardson actually has fake nails and often wears a wig.
And as far as scientific research goes, there's not much evidence to back up her speculation either.
But it seems Lehmann, who is the founder of Quillette and a contributor to The Australian, wasn't done just yet.
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After taking aim at one of the United States' modern say stars, she then turned her attention to one of the country's Olympic legends.
80s great Flo Jo, who is the fastest woman of all-time, was apparently on steroids too according to Lehmann.
Again, she cites Flo Jo's iconic acrylic nails look as the reason why you can tell she was supposedly doping - or in Lehmann's words, an "obvious drug user".
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Lehmann tweeted: "Flo Jo, obvious drug user, had the nails. She died in her sleep at age 38 because that's what a lifetime of drug use does to the body (and why it's supposed to be banned from elite sports)."
Wrong.
Flo Jo's autopsy shows her cause of death was actually from an epileptic seizure, so to falsely attribute someone's passing to illicit drug use is pretty poor form.
The tweets remain live, but it remains to be seen whether they'll be deleted following the overwhelming backlash Lehmann has received.
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