Netizens went berserk on Sunday when NBC and USA Swimming modified their points table by adding a ‘total’ medals column. On June 30, the 2023 World Aquatics Championships concluded its 15-day tournament with its last event Men’s and Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay. As soon as both the results from the respective events were announced, netizens noticed a change in NBC’s points table.On Sunday, the men’s and women’s teams of the USA won the final event of the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. At the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay, Team USA outshined other teams with its impressive time frame of 3:27.20. On the other other hand, the women’s team achieved the gold medal clocking 3:52.08.Usually, after the completion of events each day, the NBC channel displayed a points table with Gold, Silver, and Bronze columns. However, on the final day, they added another 'Total' column to their table.Pointing out the change in the graphics, a Twitter user named Braden Keith shared on his Twitter profile a picture of the points table of the NBC channel.“Today, NBC and USA Swimming officially waived the white flag at the end of finals by changing their medals table graphic to a total medals sort. #fukuoka2023,” he wrote.Braden Keith@Braden_KeithToday, NBC and USA Swimming officially waived the white flag at the end of finals by changing their medals table graphic to a total medals sort. #fukuoka2023 pic.twitter.com/fkuUcSVgSw3541309Today, NBC and USA Swimming officially waived the white flag at the end of finals by changing their medals table graphic to a total medals sort. #fukuoka2023 pic.twitter.com/fkuUcSVgSwIn no time, netizens began to mock the American channel for changing the graphics in order to cover up the country’s lower gold medal count.“That’s not correct. The leaderboard starts with the most Gold medals. The US is just embarrassing itself on this leaderboard. Shedding tears of laughter”Ernst Ijsenbruk@ErnieCats@Braden_Keith That’s not correct. The leader board starts with the most Gold medals. The US is just embarrassing itself on this leaderboard. Shedding tears of laughter pic.twitter.com/31sD3TTizM3@Braden_Keith That’s not correct. The leader board starts with the most Gold medals. The US is just embarrassing itself on this leaderboard. Shedding tears of laughter pic.twitter.com/31sD3TTizMHowever, another user stated a fact explaining the reason behind the change in the graphics,"Sports journalists In most countries sort the medal table by total golds, but the practice in the United States is to sort by total medals. It has been this way for quite some time. The IOC and the Associated Press take no position on the difference."sandwich qolice@theurbanjuror@Braden_Keith Sports journalists In most countries sort the medal table by total golds, but the practise in the United States is to sort by total medals. It has been this way for quite some time. The IOC and the Associated Press take no position on the difference.@Braden_Keith Sports journalists In most countries sort the medal table by total golds, but the practise in the United States is to sort by total medals. It has been this way for quite some time. The IOC and the Associated Press take no position on the difference.Here are more reactions from netizens:Nick Horton@nickhort14@Braden_Keith How embarrassing 🤣🤣🤣🤣75@Braden_Keith How embarrassing 🤣🤣🤣🤣Ben Swords@swordzy4@Braden_Keith Classic USA. Absolutely flog it up when we beat them in the pool. Middle aged men ripping the Aussie women’s swimming team to shreds for daring to beat Ledeky at the Olympics was just the start45@Braden_Keith Classic USA. Absolutely flog it up when we beat them in the pool. Middle aged men ripping the Aussie women’s swimming team to shreds for daring to beat Ledeky at the Olympics was just the startMarg Shaw@tilshaw@Braden_Keith Don't like to be out done by the Aussies having more Gold then the US. So US have more medals in total. Normally this tally goes at the end. NOT at the front.@Braden_Keith Don't like to be out done by the Aussies having more Gold then the US. So US have more medals in total. Normally this tally goes at the end. NOT at the front.MASA@Raederukawaraul@Braden_Keith Only 3 gold medal, a lot of silvers, which means elite level swimmers are missing for the team USA, a lot of work need to do for team USA.2@Braden_Keith Only 3 gold medal, a lot of silvers, which means elite level swimmers are missing for the team USA, a lot of work need to do for team USA.Patrick@patrickdshield1@Braden_Keith Just bc they aren’t golds, doesn’t mean the US is bad? Still having the most medals is a big feat.27@Braden_Keith Just bc they aren’t golds, doesn’t mean the US is bad? Still having the most medals is a big feat.T-Words@Getadogupya_@Braden_Keith 25million beats 331million hahah41@Braden_Keith 🇦🇺 25million beats 🇺🇸 331million hahahMax T Martin@maximustmartin@Braden_Keith What a powerhouse USA swimming is USA!USA!6@Braden_Keith What a powerhouse USA swimming is 🏊 USA!USA!Mickey G@twoparadox@Braden_Keith Isn't that how the medal table is sorted at the Olympics?@Braden_Keith Isn't that how the medal table is sorted at the Olympics?Gerry Payne@gerrypayne@Braden_Keith Australia wins as many gold as the USA, China and GB with a combined population of 1.8 billion.39@Braden_Keith Australia wins as many gold as the USA, China and GB with a combined population of 1.8 billion.Which team won the most gold medals at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships?Team USA at Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships: Swimming - Day 8Team USA won nearly 38 medals at the World Championships with seven gold, 20 silver and 11 bronze, as per the report by Olympics.com. However, Australia, that amassed a total of 25 medals throughout the competition, turned out to be the nation with 13 gold medals. Besides that, it had seven silver and five bronze medals.After the 1956 Olympic Games, this is the second time Australia has beaten USA in the running of most gold medals.Nevertheless, swimmers from both USA and Australia have been awarded as best swimmers of the World Aquatics Championships 2023. America’s Leon Marchand and Australia’s Kaylee McKeown were chosen for the great honor.