2016 video of Cristiano Ronaldo’s special message to Syrian children related to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine

A video circulating on social media claims that Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo sent a video message expressing his support for Palestine. The video went viral on social media amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Let’s verify the claims in the post.

claim: Cristiano Ronaldo’s video message expresses his support for Palestine’s ongoing war with Israel.

fact: The viral video is from 2016, when Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a special message to children in war-torn Syria. The video shared in the post is an old one and has nothing to do with the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine.Therefore, the claim made in the post is Incorrect.

When we search for videos using relevant keywords, we established The same video on Cristiano Ronaldo’s official “X” handle. Ronaldo posted the video in 2016, describing: “This is a message of hope for children affected by the conflict in Syria. @save the child. “

Cristiano Ronaldo said in the video – “Hello, this is for Syrian children. We know you are suffering a lot. I’m a very famous player, but you are the real heroes. Don’t lose hope. The world is with you. We care about you.I am with you

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Ronaldo sent this special message to the children of war-torn Syria as part of his “Save the Syrian Children” campaign. Several news portals published articles and videos reporting on Cristiano Ronaldo’s message to Syrian children. They can be seen here , here and here .

Earlier, Factly debunked similar false posts that attributed unrelated and digitally altered videos to Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Links to these fact-checking articles are below.

Article link:

1. The footballer waving the Palestinian flag on the ground is Morocco’s Jawad El-Yamik, not Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Deepfake video of Cristiano Ronaldo singing in Arabic is shared as real, claiming he is Muslim
3. No, Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t say his greatest love is Islam

In summary, Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2016 video of a special message to Syrian children was wrongly linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.