World Cup 2022

Video shows Saudi football tournament in 2019, not Qatar World Cup

Published on 05/01/2023 at 07:32

A video has been viewed more than a million times in social media posts falsely claiming it shows a man on a drone waving a flag with the Islamic proclamation of faith at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The video was in fact filmed in Saudi Arabia during the local King's Cup football tournament in May 2019.

Woman seen hugging Messi after World Cup win is chef for Argentinian football team, not his mum

Published on 30/12/2022 at 10:13

Cristiano Ronaldo incident with World Cup pitch invader misrepresented

Published on 27/12/2022 at 17:26

Old video of Shah Rukh Khan in Qatar falsely linked to World Cup

Published on 23/12/2022 at 08:16

Video shows 2018 protest, not Brazilian World Cup squad's bus

Published on 22/12/2022 at 18:05

Grant Wahl died from aortic aneurysm, not vaccination, wife says

Published on 16/12/2022 at 22:16

Video shows attack on transgender woman in Morocco, not Qatar

Published on 15/12/2022 at 12:02

Video of girl reacting to Islamic call to prayer filmed in Dubai, not Qatar World Cup

Published on 13/12/2022 at 08:40

Hoax news broadcast falsely claims to show Ukrainian Nazis arrested in Qatar

Published on 07/12/2022 at 17:41

Clip shows match stopped for Muslim prayers in Saudi Arabia in 2018, not during Qatar World Cup

Updated on 08/12/2022 at 06:19

Video shows fans at football match in Morocco in 2019, not at Qatar World Cup

Published on 06/12/2022 at 06:26

Tweet sparks false claim that Ghana forgot to take national team’s kit to Qatar

Published on 05/12/2022 at 13:02

Posts falsely claim Saudi Arabia footballer died in hospital after severe head injury at World Cup

Updated on 07/12/2022 at 10:29

Old video falsely shared as showing 'people converting to Islam at Qatar World Cup'

Published on 01/12/2022 at 07:44

Satire posts about 'Japan team dressing room after World Cup loss' mislead online

Updated on 03/12/2022 at 02:34