Claim: A vintage photograph authentically shows boxer Muhammad Ali and singer Sam Cooke together in the early 1960s. In August 2023, a viral photograph purportedly showed boxing heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali standing alongside popular singer Sam Cooke in the 1960s. The photograph shows what most accounts say was a good friendship between the icons. Just several days later, he announced he would be known as Muhammad Ali. This is an authentic photograph of Cooke and Ali.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2023 15:05 UTC