“Video of Paris fans waiting at the airport for Messi”
What FACTLY found
The video is from deer district, Milwaukee in the US and not from Paris. The crowd in the video had gathered during game six of the NBA finals between Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns on 20 July 2021, which the Milwaukee Bucks won. After a tearful Messi bid farewell to FC Barcelona on 08 August 2021, he arrived in Paris on 10 August 2021 to complete his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. Messi was welcomed in Paris with much fanfare, the visuals of which are different from that of the viral...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 August 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 August 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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