“FIFA will keep Pele’s feet in the museum. Pele’s family has given the permission.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Dec 2022.
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated thisFALSE
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 December 2022. Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) looked into it and published its finding on 4 January 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- Fact Crescendo Cambodia: False“BREAKING: FIFA WILL KEEP PELÉ’S FEET IN THE MUSEUM. PELÉ’S FAMILY HAS GIVEN THE PERMISSION”
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.org/details/fifa-to-keep-peles-feet-in-the-museum-a-claim-says
Links recorded by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.