“Video of Messi hugging his mother after winning the final match of FIFA World Cup 2022”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Dec 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
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 Jersey
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 December 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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