“Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 16 Jun 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Cristiano Ronaldo was among many other captains who wore normal armbands. There is evidence that three team captains — from Germany, England, and Denmark — wore rainbow or pro-LGBTQ+ armbands during this tournament.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 June 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 June 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/CW9uI
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