In the series of sensational games, finally Argentina succeeded to take the FIFA world cup 2022 trophy home after a long gap of 36 years. This world cup was very emotional for football fans as it was the last world cup of many legends. Meanwhile, there is a lot of fake and misleading news that got viral about the FIFA World cup 2022. Here, is the compilation of some misinformation related to FIFA that should not be believed:
- FIFA is providing free 50GB data to watch World Cup football matches
Along with this claim, a link is also being shared. Sharing the link, a Facebook user wrote, “FIFA gives people around the world 50GB data for free to watch 2022 qatar World Cup. * *I Have Received Mine. * *OPEN THIS**Share with friends and also get 50 free minutes for all network*”
Furthermore, there are several YouTube videos with the heading, “how to get FREE 50GB data to plan for all networks in Qatar .”
Reality: There was no such official news either by FIFA or by Qatar. Moreover, many cyber experts have talked about such scams. These types of links are usually created to cheat and collect people’s personal information like phone numbers, e-mail, etc. Also, such links are used to generate money as the work on click-bait
- Songs in support of Palestine were sung amid the FIFA world cup in Qatar
Sharing the video with a Twitter user @shalkakh wrote, “whole stadium sung for Palestine #FIFAWorldCup.”
Similarly, many other users have shared a similar claim.
Reality: The same video was uploaded on YouTube on 25th September 2019 with the headline “Moroccan Football Fans Show Solidarity with Palestine.”
- Misleading picture of the Islamic Conversion ceremony of Dr. Zakir Naik.
By sharing a picture netizens are claiming that four people were converted to Islam by Zakir Naik amid Fifa Worldcup. A user named Muhammad Ather captioned the picture: “04 People taking Shahada at the hands of Dr. Zakir Naik in FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. And Allah’s Deen is the dominant and shall remain so! #FIFAWorldCup.”
Reality: The viral video is six-year-old. It was uploaded by many YouTube channel. It is not related to FIFA Worldcup 2022.
- Poster containing sanctions for the 2022 FIFA World Cup released by the Qatar government
A poster about the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has gone viral on social media. In which the alleged restrictions imposed by the Qatar government have been mentioned.
Reality: there is no such post on the official Twitter account of Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022. On the contrary, there was a tweet refuting the viral poster.
- French football player kylian Mbappe is Muslim
Many types of claims are being made about Mbappe on social media. Some social media users are calling Mbappe a Muslim. A verified user named Hend F Q (@LadyVelvet_HFQ) posted a list of Muslim players from France, in which she also wrote mbappe’s name.
Reality: According to the information given on this page, Mbappe believes in Christianity.
Further, according to the report of sportsmanor.com, Mbappe’s religion is Christian. The report also states that Mbappe’s mother Fayja Lamiri is originally from Algeria and she is a Muslim.
- Cristiano Ronaldo converted to Islam during FIFA World Cup in Qatar
An infographic went viral on social media sites. On which, it is written that, “Now it is understood why so much money was spent on Qatar World Cup. The day before yesterday there was news of 558 people reading Kalma and today famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo accepted Islam after being impressed by the Islamic attitude of the Qatar government and Zakir Naik’s speech. congratulations.” – English Translation
Reality: there are three different pictures merged together.
The first picture where Ronaldo is wearing a white gown and a headscarf can be seen in this tweet from 2014.
The next picture in which Ronaldo is holding a photo frame which Arabic words which mean “there is no God but Allah” is photoshopped.
The third picture in an article published in 2013 on the website of voa-islam. It was mentioned that “Real Madrid megastar Cristiano Ronaldo recently got a surprise gift from Mobily, the Saudi Arabian mobile operator company.”
- Edited video of Cristiano Ronaldo supporting Argentina gone viral
A picture went 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.”
Reality: The original image which was posted by Cristiano Ronaldo on his Instagram account on October 15, 2020. The real picture shows a stadium on a television screen instead of Messi’s picture as seen in the viral posts.
- Saudi player convincing Lionel Messi of Argentina to embrace Islam.
By sharing the video, a social media user named Be Like AarJay captioned: “Leaked conversation of Messi and a Saudi player.”
Reality: No such conversation happened between Messi and Ali it is an edited video. The conversation happened between Pakistan player Ahmed Shehzad and Sri Lankan player Tillakaratne Dilshan.
