Cristiano Ronaldo fails to hold out Palestinian flag censor in video that goes viral on social networks

The war between the Palestinian militia Hamas and the state of Israel, which restarted on October 7, has not been spared. false information Swarmed on social networks. Through Twitter and TikTok, viral video attributed to football player cristiano ronaldo A gesture on the football field.

According to the publication, the Portuguese star has more than 8,400 “likes” on X (formerly Twitter), so he could have extended Palestine flag In a contest to “speak out” against the murder of this group.However, this information is Incorrect.

Video shows Moroccan footballer Jawad El-Yamik, not Cristiano Ronaldo

We applied a reverse image search on one frame of the viral video.As a result, we find evidence that They deny the version of the famous “CR7”.In principle, this is a gesture of tribute to Palestine it is not done in the current contextAfter the conflict broke out on October 7.

Rather, this corresponds to the end of last year, during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.The incident was covered in a higher-resolution recording uploaded to YouTube by Middle East Eye media outlet December 1, 2022Later, the Moroccan team defeated the Canadian team. Moroccan players celebrate Javad El Yamik Spread the Palestinian flag.

Likewise, next to El Yamiq, another extended Moroccan flag, red with green stars. The same flag can also be seen in the viral video awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo. So it has nothing to do with the famous Portuguese striker or the team from his home country.

At that time, the Moroccan team’s show of solidarity with the Palestinian people was reported by various media outlets, some in Spanish, such as El Debate and Marca, and some in English, such as CNN, the New York Times or the above-mentioned “Middle East News”. East Eye.

War between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas resumes republic validator Deny the many misleading and false content spread on social networks.

in conclusion

The viral publication linked footballer Cristiano Ronaldo to showing support for Palestine during games. Incorrect.Video of a player holding out a Middle Eastern country’s flag doesn’t expose the Portuguese star; Javad El YamikA member of the Moroccan national team, this is how he celebrated his victory against Canada at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Therefore, Verificador characterizes viral messages as Incorrect.

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