A picture is getting viral on social media sites. It can be seen in the picture of Cristiano Ronaldo standing in front of a television and thumping up and the image shown on television is of Messi.
Social media users are claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo and his whole family support Argentina for the world cup 2022.
By sharing this picture user named Thapa Kusum captioned: “ #CristianoRonaldo My son is a Messi fan. My wife is from Argentina. And I am a Messi fan too. So our whole Ronaldo family supports Argentina for the world cup 2022.”
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Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar claim-
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Fact Check:
To know the reality of the viral picture the team of DFRAC did a reverse image search of the viral picture and the team found the original image which was posted by Cristiano Ronaldo on his Instagram account on October 15, 2020.
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After translating the heading- “ It’s like you’re there! Come on, Malta! Force Portugal #todosportugal” (English Translation)
The real picture shows a stadium on a television screen instead of Messi’s picture as seen in the viral posts.
We are making a collage to make it more clear about the real and morphed image-
Why Cristiano Ronaldo is supporting his team virtually instead of playing on the ground?
On further searches, we also found the report of BBC dated October 15, 2020. It was mentioned in the report that Ronaldo was in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19 during the UEFA Nations League.
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Conclusion:
It is clear from the fact check of DFRAC that the viral picture of Cristiano Ronaldo and his whole family supporting Messi and Argentina is false because Ronaldo is supporting Portugal. Therefore, the claim made by social media users is edited and fake.
