“Argentinian professional footballer Lionel Messi’s childhood picture.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Sep 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The photo shared in the post shows a still from the 2014 documentary film ‘Messi’. The photo shows Juan Ignacio Martinez, a boy who played Messi’s childhood character in the Álex de la Iglesia-directed ‘Messi’ film. The photo does not show a real childhood picture of Lionel Messi
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 October 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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