Posts falsely claim Saudi club sacked player over refusal to give his jersey number 7 to Ronaldo

Published on 06/01/2023 at 12:55

Multiple social media posts have claimed that Saudi football club Al-Nassr fired one of their players, Jaloliddin Masharipov of Uzbekistan for refusing to give his jersey number to the team’s latest recruit, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. However, this is false: Masharipov had switched to jersey number 77 prior to Ronaldo’s arrival. While the Uzbek player may leave the team, a club representative said this would be due to Saudi football league regulations limiting the number of foreign players, and nothing to do with Ronaldo’s jersey.

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 Qatar banned German football team from landing because of plane’s pro-diversity logo

Published on 29/11/2022 at 11:39

Crimea arrest footage shared in false reports of 'US general detained in Ukraine'

Updated on 20/05/2022 at 09:50

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Updated on 14/04/2022 at 10:12

Image of cows laying eggs was digitally altered

Published on 22/02/2022 at 17:25

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Published on 19/01/2022 at 15:43

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Published on 30/09/2021 at 16:16

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Updated on 04/08/2021 at 12:01

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Published on 09/06/2021 at 17:12

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Published on 08/04/2021 at 20:03

The United Nations denies issuing an organ trafficking alert for the Middle East

Updated on 17/03/2021 at 07:56

Dogs should be taken to the vet if poisoned, not treated with at-home remedies

Published on 05/03/2021 at 16:46

Facebook posts falsely claim to show suicide of Cameroonian man in Sydney

Published on 04/02/2021 at 15:05

Image shows Joe Biden kneeling to speak to a boy in Detroit, not George Floyd's daughter

Published on 27/11/2020 at 10:10