As one viral post shows, Lionel Messi was wrong when he said “I’m not going to vote for continuity.”Photo: Validator composition/Screenshot from Facebook
within the framework argentina runoffSergio Massa (Union of Fatherland) and Javier Milais (La Libertad) will compete for the presidency on Sunday, November 19, and a new image has circulated in which the football star is quoted fabricated remarks Lionel Messi. According to the viral publication, “Flea” would have made a statement against the country’s current government and official candidates.
“Just like we did not go to the Rose Palace with the trophy, I will not vote for continuity no matter how much tribute the government promises me. I feel very sad to see Argentina like this,” said the text attributed to the player. despite this, This is false information.
Social media posts provide false information.Photo: Facebook screenshot
Graphics spread across the web mimic the format typical of sports media TNT Sports Argentina (here) as it contains its logo, a beige background, turquoise and fuchsia stripes, and some white quotes in a blue box.However, the differences it presents reveal its error.
For example, the hypothetical phrase “Messi” is formatted differently and so is the diagram. Also not included is the fuchsia text box below the statement, which identifies the speaker’s name. In addition to this, the virus includes a title and an apparent date (October 28, 2023) at the bottom of the image, which is not included in the original format.
Comparison between TNT Sports’ original image and the fabricated publication that went viral.Photos: Composition/Photography on Instagram/Photography on Facebook
A Google search for “Lionel Messi reveals himself and confesses” did not yield any results in the context of Argentina’s second-round match, nor did it show verbatim quotes from him.Instead we find a note from the Colombian magazine Semana, published last year August 23 The headline read: “Lionel Messi comes out as gay and talks honestly about his retirement from football: ‘I will enjoy it as much as possible.'”
The Semana article is the only record with a similar title to the fake image, even the font is the same. Additionally, it uses the same cover photo as a portrait of a football player. However, the text did not mention Messi’s political views. Apparently, the screenshot of the title was edited to insert it into the fake chart and put a different date on it.
The viral publication took a cover photo used by Semana magazine and cut out the story’s original headline.Photo: Photographed by Weekly
In short, the viral publication combines two different types of records: TNT sports charts and Semana titles, attributed to Lionel Messi This is a statement against the Argentinian government and official candidates.
For the rest we did not find no reliable evidence The recent Ballon d’Or winner was appointed regarding his electoral preferences. This was not reported by any media.
in conclusion
The publication blamed candidate Sergio Massa for Lionel Messi’s alleged remarks about not voting “for the sake of continuity”, fabricated. There is no record of the Argentinian footballer making such a statement publicly. Likewise, the viral image simulates the format of both media, but it is a montage.Verificador de La República therefore limits this information to Incorrect.
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