“A video shows a cat invading the field and scoring a goal during a 2022 FIFA World Cup match in Qatar.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: Misleading
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“The Argentina football team fans from Kerala erected a cutout of Messi under water”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video shared in the viral post was shot and uploaded by a vlogger named Mohammed Swadikh on his YouTube channel, ‘Lakshadweep vlogger, swadikh’. Swadikh erected a cutout of Lionel Messi underwater (Arabian Sea) in L…
“Modi ji supporting both Shahrukh Khan and his movie Pathan against all odds #ShahRukhKhan #Pathan #Modi”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Football Fans From Kerala, Placed A Giant Cutout Of Messi Under The Sea!!”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Explainer
“Image shows Mamta Banerjee Prensenting FIFA WC 2022 Trophy”
Sunanda Naik rated this: FALSE
“Video of Messi hugging his mother after winning the final match of FIFA World Cup 2022”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The woman in the viral video is not Messi’s mother Celia. She is Argentina National Football team cook Antonia Farías. However, after the victory, Messi also embraced his mother Celia who is wearing purple coloured Jers…
“Is this Lionel Messi's mothers he's hugging after FIFA final victory?”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False
“Video of Shah Rukh Khan’s entry at the 2022 FIFA world cup”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This video is from May 2018, which was captured when Shah Rukh Khan attended an opening ceremony of Kalyan Jewelers in the capital city of Qatar, Doha
“A photo of Cristiano Ronaldo watching the Argentina-France FIFA World Cup 2022 final”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This image of Cristiano Ronaldo is from October 2018 and was captured during a UEFA Champions League match between Juventus and BSC Young Boys
“Fans Throwing Eggs At The Brazil Team After Their Elimination At FIFA World Cup?”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False
“At the Kolkata Film Festival, Mamata Banerjee asked Arijit Singh to sing one of his favourites and he chose रंग दे तू मोहे गेरुआ… It was an evening of realisations. From Mr Bachchan to Arijit, who reminded Mamata Banerjee, in her backyard, that the future of Bengal is saffron…”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“* Watch the scene of Pathan movie, these people fill crores of people with their hatred that Khan doesn’t like saffron colour. And Hindus should watch its film, brothers, those who do not like saffron color, you also dislike it. Push Shahrukh Khan’s Pathan film* #Boycott_PATHAN_Movie pathan movie”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“A photo of Cristiano Ronaldo supporting the Argentina football team with Lionel Messi’s photo a TV Screen behind him”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This photo is a morphed version of the original picture shared by Cristiano Ronaldo on his Instagram in October 2020. Reportedly, Ronaldo was in quarantine due to COVID-19, and he shared this picture in support of his t…
“Fans throwing eggs at the bus carrying the Brazilian Football team in Brazil following the team’s elimination from FIFA World Cup 2022”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This video was recorded in March 2018 in Brazil. It shows protestors in Brazil attacking a bus with eggs, believing that it was a part of ex-president Lula’s convoy. Also, no such incident of fans throwing eggs at the B…
“Indian cricket player Sanju Samson is now going to lead the Ireland Cricket team”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Several sports and mainstream news websites recently published articles reporting that the Ireland Cricket team had made an offer to Sanju Samson to represent their cricket team. Further, these news reports informed tha…
“Photo Comparison Claiming To Be Streets Littered At A Previous FIFA World Cup, Which Permitted Liquor!”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Misleading
“Video of cricket players offering Namaz in the middle of a match”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows West Indian and Sri Lankan players lying down on the ground after a swarm of bees entered the ground in Antigua, West Indies. This incident took place during the three-match ODI series…
“Claim: Misleading shared as football players worshipping the jesus”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“#IFFI jury head #NadavLapid apologizes for calling #VivekAgnihotri’s #TheKashmirFiles ‘vulgar, propaganda movie’ Nadav Lapid now calls The Kashmir Files ‘brilliant movie’: ‘It’s my duty to say what I see’”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“American actor Morgan Freeman has converted to Islam. He has also said that Qatar’s culture made him “love Islam more”, that he “will spread what happened” to him among his close ones, and that “God gave [him] a vision of the right path”.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False