There is no official announcement about a 1000 peso commemorative note featuring Messi's face being released by Argentina's central bank.
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Logically→ Photo shows Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid’s Valdebebas training ground after Portugal’s exit from FIFA World Cup.
While Ronaldo did train at Valdebebas, the photo has been altered to show the same. The original photo is of the athlete in Qatar before a match.
Logically→ By projecting the text “Gaza is in our hearts” on a building, Qatar is supporting Palestine amid the World Cup.
Qatar does support Palestine, but an August 2022 video is being shared to claim the country is making a statement during the ongoing world cup.
Logically→ Saudi Arabian football players will each receive a Rolls Royce as a gift for their win against Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Saudi Arabia made no such public announcement that gifts have been announced for the national football team. The team has also dismissed the rumor.
Logically→ Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud issued a death threat to Saudi Arabian football team players if they lost to Poland in the 2022 World Cup.
The original video of the Saudi Prince encouraging his national football players has been edited to include audio in English to claim as such.
Logically→ The Danish Football Association is considering leaving FIFA over the ban on wearing the OneLove armband at the Qatar World Cup.
Though the Danish Football Association criticized FIFA over the OneLove armband row at the current World Cup, it denied that it intends to leave FIFA.
Logically→ A building in Qatar was lit with the message “Gaza is in our hearts” during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Although Qatar supports Palestine, an August 2022 video is being shared to claim the country is making a statement during the ongoing world cup.
Logically→ The Iranian football team hoisted a flag bearing Imam Hussain’s name at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A flag bearing the "Hussain" name was hoisted at the inauguration of the Imam Reza Stadium in 2017. It is unrelated to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Logically→ Hundreds of people offered Namaz in Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A video of Iftar prayers offered at a stadium in Kazan, Russia in 2019 has been falsely linked to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Logically→ Virat Kohli thanked his fans in an emotional speech after hitting a century in the 2022 Asia Cup.
A video of Virat Kohli thanking his fans for crossing the 50 million mark on Instagram in 2020 was wrongly linked to the 2022 Asia Cup series.
Logically→ Sri Lanka’s flag was displayed on Burj Khalifa after their team won 2022 Asia Cup.
An image of the Sri Lankan flag displayed on Burj Khalifa in 2019 was misinterpreted and shared as an image from 2022 Asia Cup celebrations.
Logically→ BCCI Secretary Jay Shah insulted the Tricolor by refusing to hold it after India’s win in Asia Cup.
Jay Shah did not insult the Tricolour. He followed the ACC President's protocol as he should not promote the interests of any particular stakeholder.
Logically→ This jersey featuring several manga characters is Japan’s official jersey for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
This Manga-inspired jersey is a concept by graphic designer Ziovisuals. The official jersey for the 2022 World Cup is yet to be revealed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Handmade Contraption ‘Hack’ Does NOT Save Fuel, Could Be Dangerous — Clickbait Video Skit
Does a video on social media show a "hack" that will "slash your gas expenses"? No, that's not true: This video fails to deliver what is promised in seven minutes of drawn-out instructions on how to make a nonfunctional contraption. How t
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, golfer John Daly didn’t say this about soccer star Megan Rapinoe
Golfer John Daly commented on soccer player Megan Rapinoe “choking” during the World Cup.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Daly Did NOT Make Homophobic Remarks On Megan Rapinoe’s Missed Penalty Kick
Did professional golfer John Daly make a derogatory/homophobic statement about professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe and her performance at the 2023 World Cup? No, that's not true: The comment was posted on a parody social media accoun
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Was NOT Dropped By ESPN, Nike After Missing Penalty Kick
Did U.S. professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe lose a "post-retirement broadcasting" position with ESPN and was she also dropped as a Nike partner following backlash after a missed penalty kick during the 2023 World Cup? No, that's not
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump ‘Leaked’ Obama’s Address
In late June 2023, headlines appeared about a far-right activist named Taylor Taranto who had been arrested for apparently casing the neighborhood of former United States President Barack Obama after broadcasting a series of escalating threats: Taylor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Pictured With Stethoscope Is NOT Sen. John Fetterman’s Doctor — He’s Porn Actor Johnny Sins
Is the man presented as "John Fetterman's doctor" in a post about the U.S. senator's condition a doctor? No, that's not true: He is porn actor Jonny Sins and the post is the latest version of spoofs in which Sins, who plays a doctor in fi
Truth or Fiction?→ EPA Chief, Ohio Gov. Drink Tap Water in Viral Video
On February 22 2022, a Reddit account shared the following video to r/therewasanattempt (the attempt was, in the words of the post, “by the Ohio Governor and EPA Chief to prove the tap water was safe by pretending to drink it”):
The Dispatch→ A Blemish On ‘The Beautiful Game’
LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Lional Messi of Argentina converts the penalty and scores the goal during the penalty shoot out in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail
Logically→ Deepika Padukone was present at the FIFA World Cup trophy unveiling because of her film Pathaan’s connections to Qatar.
Deepika Padukone unveiled the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in her capacity as a brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton, who made the travel case for the cup.
Logically→ Video shows chief guest Shah Rukh Khan at the FIFA World Cup 2022 closing ceremony.
The video is from 2018, when the actor inaugurated showrooms for a jewelry brand. Khan was not a chief guest for the final match at the World Cup.
Logically→ Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the 2022 FIFA World Cup after being benched in Portugal’s match against Switzerland.
The Portuguese Football Federation has clarified that Ronaldo, the national team captain, had not threatened to quit the ongoing World Cup.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Cup German National Team’s Plane NOT Banned From Landing In Qatar For FIFA Because Of Its Diversity Logo, Mural
Did Qatar ban the German team's plane landing there for the FIFA World Cup because of the aircraft's inclusive logo and mural? No, that's not true: The plane left Frankfurt, Germany, and landed in Muscat, Oman, for training in mid-Novembe
Logically→ Lionel Messi gave his Man of the Match award to teammate Mac Allister after the Poland vs. Argentina match at FIFA World Cup 2022.
Allister was the man of the match for scoring a goal against Poland and helping the team secure a position in the top 16 at the world cup.
Logically→ This image shows Japan’s dressing room after their 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Costa Rica.
The image shows the Italian football team's changing room in March 2022, after a match against North Macedonia in Palermo, before the Qatar World Cup.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Established Titles’ Controversy
On November 23 2022, YouTube creator Scott Shafer uploaded a video partly titled “Established Titles Scam -YouTube’s BIGGEST Con,” about a common sponsor of YouTube shows (the company Established Titles) and whether their business mo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show An Al Jazeera Report About ‘Nazi Ukrainians’ Being ‘Arrested In Qatar’
Does a viral video show Al Jazeera footage of "Nazi Ukrainians" "arrested in Qatar after they drew swastikas on football posters"? No, that's not true: The network denied that it had anything to do with the clip using its logo. More impor
Logically→ Thousands of football fans sang in support of Palestine during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
This video is from the 2019 Arab Club Champions Cup in Morocco, North Africa, and is unrelated to Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Logically→ 15,000 non-Qataris died working on the Qatar 2022 World Cup stadiums.
15,000 non-Qataris died between 2010 and 2019 but reports state that only 37 of these deaths may be related to the World Cup.
FactCheck.org→ Photo Shows 2018 France World Cup Celebration, Not Vaccine Protest
SciCheck Digest Social media posts are misrepresenting an old photo from France by suggesting the sea of people in the streets shows “[p]eople are waking up against vaccine tyranny.” The photo actually shows a celebration in Paris after Fra
Full Fact→ Photo doesn’t show Covid protest in Paris
A post on Facebook shared almost 1,000 times shows people lining the streets of Paris. The caption of the post claims this photograph was taken on 17 July 2021, when there were protests in the French capital over Covid-19 rules. However, this photograp
Truth or Fiction?→ Solo Cups’ ‘Measuring Lines’
On May 31 2021, a long-circulating rumor about Solo cups’ “measuring lines” re-emerged on social media: How old were you when you found out these lines are actually measurements? pic.twitter.com/CLybjek6y6 — Eric Alper (@That
Full Fact→ Telegraph wrong on Whitty and Vallance statements
“Last week, Sir Patrick Vallance and Prof Chris Whitty presented another of their Graphs of Doom; this one cherry-picked several hospitals on course to run out of beds. “”Actually[...] the national picture looks promising. Covid occup
Snopes→ On Ice: NHL Suspends Season Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said there are hopes of resuming the season, holding the playoffs and still handing out the Stanley Cup.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Those Cups Are Made to Be Thrown in the Laundry After You Fill Them Up, It Cleans Them’?
On January 20 2020 Facebook user Amber Miller shared a virally popular “laundry hack,” asserting that detergent cups are designed to be added to every wash, because “it cleans them”: Miller’s post racked up over 13,000 sh
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kansas Officer Did NOT Find Vulgar Message On His McDonald’s Coffee Cup
Did a Kansas police officer find a vulgar message on his McDonald's coffee cup? No, it's not true: The officer completely made up the story, and he is now out of the job he held for just two months. The story gained traction on social media an
Truth or Fiction?→ Starbucks 20-Ounce Venti vs. 12-Ounce Grande Video Experiment
On August 11 2019 the Facebook page Mercadotecnia Total shared the following video (translated title: “Effective Marketing: Venti vs Large @ Starbucks”): That iteration racked up more than five million views in just one month, and a co
Truth or Fiction?→ Does ‘a Pair’ of DD Breasts Weigh Between 15 and 23 Pounds?
In June 2019 the Facebook page “Weird Facts“shared the following meme, claiming DD-cup breasts weigh between 15 and 23 pounds (6.8 to 10.4 kilograms): Under a photograph of a woman’s breasts in a bra, text read: A pair of D-cup br