An AFP picturefrom2011 shows the original picture in which Real Madrid players hold a sign readingAll with Lorca(Todos con Lorca), referring tothe Lorca earthquake, which killed nine people that same year. The Icelandic and Portuguese flags are clearly visible on the football jerseys. That Ronaldo has chosen to lend his immense public profile to the discussion without fully understanding the underlying issues would be no shame on him; but please, Cristiano, leave it alone. The Iranian state TV report continues with a speech by Ronaldo, over which a voice-over has been added, purporting to translate his words: "If I said even once that I love the Zionist occupation regime, FIFA would select me as the best football player, but I prefer to support the poor and hungry Palestinian children, rather than accept the Israeli invitation.". Fake News: Ronaldo donates 1.5 million euros for iftar in Palestine,, the article clearly claims in its headline that this story is fake news. Fake Iranian state TV report on Ronaldo's financial aid to children in Gaza. A moving message from football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo..you dont have to be Muslim to support Palestine, just be human (sic)," reads the caption on the post. The story was corrected the next day, ESPN explaining that its initial source was the Spanish wire, Efe News Agency. ; neither of these sites have issued corrections to date. Footage of the incident was then posted on social media, which has left fans divided. OnJune 15, thestate-run Iranian news channel IRIBbroadcast a reportalleging footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's support for Palestine and \"hatred\"towards Israel. Don't lose your hope, the world is with you. For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members. "Not in soccer In a HOT commercial. It turned out to be a compilation of at least seven false claims. Unlike other news outlets, we havent put up a paywall. One possibility is that Shqip Media was originally fooled by this news and reported the claim uncritically, which was then picked up by 9sportpro, only for Shqip Media to subsequently realize that this was fake news and to update their original article with the new headline in bolded text. Typically these made-up stories are focused on either one supporting or donating to some cause, and spread via social media by their super-fans, only to be later picked up by larger, often reputable, outlets parroting these claims uncritically and with suspect sourcing. Raising funds from his Golden boot he won in 2011. The long answer, however, is more interesting. Focusing on Ronaldo again, it is well known that in March of 2016, he enabled the visit of 5-year old Palestinian Ahmad Dawabsheh to meet the Real Madrid team after the Dawabsheh family home in the West Bank was firebombed by Israeli settlers, killing Ahmads parents and his brother. However, given the role that politics plays in manufactured content, one needs to always remain vigilant and cast a skeptical eye on such news.. Sending a footballer like Ronaldo to the pitch with just 30 minutes remaining to the match ruined his psychology and took away his energy, Erdogan adds, saying that Ronaldo is someone who stands for the Palestinian cause.. Cristiano Ronaldo 'wants to leave Al Nassr' just months after joining However, it is unclear why the 9sportpro article would source its information from an article that clearly states that this is fake news. However, Eurosport reported that Ronaldo and Platini shook hands earlier and that the "snub" in this video was likely accidental. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Cristiano Ronaldo 'Snubs Israel Shirt Swap to Support Palestine' [VIDEO] [emphasis in original]. As a long-time fan of the Beautiful Game, I have become aware over the years of numerous and similar made-up stories. No, that's not true: Such rumors about Ronaldo donating to Palestine have been circulating for the past 11 years, but no official announcements confirming that have ever been made. Santos at the time said he had no regrets for benching Ronaldo: No, I dont think so, no regrets. After conducting a reverse image search, Misbar 's team found that the photo dates back to 2011. The latest battlefield in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reared its ugly head on Wednesday on Cristiano Ronaldo's Twitter account of all places. And the real banner displays a red and white ribbon, not a Palestinian flag. But thesedate back to 2016, when a Palestinian child, a victim of a fire, had visited the Real Madrid training camp to take pictures with the Portuguese star. Please use the following structure: example@domain.com, Send me The Times of Israel Daily Edition. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. At the time, there was a controversy over comments Platini had made about who should win that year's Ballon d'or. A picture of Ronaldo holding a sign that reads Together with the Palestinians" in Spanish went viral recently. "Cr7 supporting Palestine. AFP reported that more than 200 Palestinians, including 61 children have been reported killed thus far since the new conflict started. For as little as $6/month, you will: Were really pleased that youve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month. In February 2018, Save the Childrenannounced that Ronaldo made a donation to support the largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, in the town of Coxs Bazar, where some 915,000 children and adults have fled violence in Myanmar. Some claim he even sported a keffiyeh, or Palestinian headgear, during his time at Manchester United. On May 16, Venezuelantelevision channel Telesur picked up the story inan articleon its English website, referring to a tweet from "Onwadans Charity Foundation", which presents itself as a charity organisation in Lagos, Nigeria, on its Facebook page. The decade-longSyrian war has displaced more than 11 million people in the country and abroad. According to the Icelandic footballer, when he asked for a jersey swap, Ronaldo told him they could swap jerseys insidethe tunnel leading to the locker room. A message of hope to the children affected by the conflict in Syria. AFP Fact Check found out the video was posted on December 23, 2016, on Ronaldo's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. No-one, bar the man himself, knows for sure whether Cristiano Ronaldo's refusal to swap shirts with Israeli players last Friday was a gesture of support for their Palestinian enemies. That campaign dates back to 2011: it was in support of the survivors of an earthquake in Lorca, Spain, which killed nine people. Fact Check: Ronaldo Did NOT Donate His Golden Shoes 'To The Children Of AFP has not obtained any rights from the authors or copyright owners of this third party content and shall incur no liability in this regard. This video of Blatter turns out to be an excerpt from his interview at Oxford University in 2013, when a journalist asks him who his favourite football player is between Messi and Ronaldo. Many Iranians, aware of the propaganda broadcast on state TV, turn to Persian channels from abroad that are available via satellite. Read more: FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal coach Santos says he has 'no regrets' for benching Ronaldo, IPL 2023: RCB successfully defend low total against high-flying LSG in Lucknow, beat them by 18 runs, WWE: Intercontinental Champion Gunther shows off Bhangra skills at his wedding - WATCH VIDEO, PL: Arsenal's rebuilding process must inspire Chelsea, urges manager Frank Lampard. Do you rely on The Times of Israel for accurate and insightful news on Israel and the Jewish world? Has Kristen Stewart Extended Her Support To Palestine? While it is Ronaldo who appears in the 21-second clip, he posted it on social media in 2016 in his capacity as a "Save the Children Global Artist Ambassador". This photo shows delegates from the Palestinian Football Association at FIFA. AFP reported that more than 200 Palestinians, including 61 children have been reported killed thus far since the new conflict started. May 20, 2019. Save the Children also published an article about Ronaldo's video. Ronaldo Attacked on Social Media For Israel Commercial They have wasted Ronaldo. Click the link in that email to complete registration so you can comment. Thank You Cristiano Ronaldo." In fact, the details of this donation have remained vague ever since, neither confirmed nor denied by Ronaldo or his team, although the Pakistani Daily Times has claimed that this was also fake news in an article that correctly points out the other aforementioned fake donations. Please try again or choose an option below. Not in soccer. Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) / Twitter #Iran #Ronaldo #Cristiano Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBenFollow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWenDiscover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Cristiano Ronaldo, the super Portuguese football star is known as one of the most humane people in the world. If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. While the ploy worked elegantly against Switzerland in the pre-quarterfinal, Portugal missed Ronaldo's class in the quarterfinal where they lost to Morocco. @SavetheChildren pic.twitter.com/Zsdvu2nuXd. Some of the world's foremost political thinkers have tried, and failed, to resolve this conflict. Photo of Ronaldo in Solidarity with Lorca, Not Palestine. 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The report made it seem like Ronaldo is a champion of the Palestinian cause, while expressing his hatred for Israel. Cristiano Ronaldo has donated 1.5 million to Palestinian children in Gaza. Apr 26 We keep fighting and working hard preparing for the next games! AlNassr FC and 4,903 13.1K 184.6K He speaks three languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese). But the video has been shared in a misleading context: It shows Ronaldo sending a message of hope to Syrian children. The Iranian television channel claimed that the footballer sold one of his awards, the Golden Boot, which is offered to Europe's top goalscorer each year by the European Sports Media Group. This is a photo of Ronaldo offering his jersey to the Israeli foreign minister. The United Nations Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reported that at least 652 were killed in the country in 2016 alone, a 20 percent increase from the previous year. In the aftermath of the match, it was widely claimed that Ronaldo refused to hand over his shirt in solidarity with the Palestinians. On May 17, Russian government-owned Sputnik and RT agencies covered the donation in their articles hereandhere, quoting the tweet from the Onwadan Charity Foundation and/or various other tweets that either refer to the TeleSUR article or the 9sportpro article. Screenshot of the Facebook post, taken on May 18, 2021. Photo of Cristiano Ronaldo Holding a Palestine Solidarity Sign is (AP/Martin Meissner). that this was also fake news in an article that correctly points out the other aforementioned fake donations. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given his two cents on Cristiano Ronaldo and the snub that the Portuguese received during the FIFA World Cup. A message of hope to the children affected by the conflict in Syria. It is so toxic that Barack Obama refused to visit Israel during his first term as president. No mention was made of Israel or Palestine. Blatter praises both and says they are different. No, Ronaldo did not donate $1.5 million to Palestinians in Gaza for And according to the official website of the Cristiano Ronaldo Museum in Funchal, his hometown, the footballer's four Golden Boots are on display there. A misleading voice-over has been added to this clip. An extract from Ronaldo's video also appears at the start of this videoposted on Facebook with the caption: "Cristiano Ronaldo: Palestine, you are not alone palestine, the world is with you, we are with you (sic).". I am extremely satisfied. Copyright AFP 2017-2023. However, nearly every such post has been fact-checked and proven to be false. This image was doctored. On June 15, the state-run Iranian news channel IRIB broadcast a report alleging footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's support for Palestine and "hatred" towards Isr. Fresh violence erupted in the Gaza Strip in May 2021 between the Jewish state of Israel and armed Palestinian groups. Iranian state media broadcasts false claims on Cristiano Ronaldo's Video from 2016 shows Cristiano Ronaldo recording message of hope for Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter This rumour has been repeatedly denied by Gestifute, a company that manages Ronaldo's public relations. A reverse image search via TinEye allowed us to find the original version of this photo, which dates back to at least 2013. Is Cristiano Ronaldo Planning To Quit Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr Team And Cristiano Ronaldo left fuming by penalty decision but fans are divided ronaldo tweet on palestine The scarf displays the flag of the Palestinian Football Association with its logo. I first became aware of this particular story based on a, (on May 16, 2019) that eventually went viral the Tweet has been liked over 10,000 times, retweeted over 4,000 times and has over 300 comments, almost all of which are reverential of or thankful to Ronaldo, including, by former British MP George Galloway. This outlet did indeed post an article on May 15, 2019 about Ronaldo, but it does not confirm the story published by 9sportpro. The next day, the English website of Russian television channel RT picked up the false story in an article shared 17,000 times. What does Ronaldo think about Hamas's pledge to wipe out the entire Jewish race? Although Sputnik has since added a correction indicating that the story was false, RT has yet to do so. They latercorrectedthe story but RTs original headline still appeared in Google search results for "Ronaldo donates $1.5 million" on May 27, and the hoax remained uncorrected on many other news websites, such ashere andhere. This video, which can be viewed at the bottom of this article, was taken in 2014, and shows Ronaldo as he seemingly snubbed Michel Platini, the then-president of the Union of European Football Associations. Stay up to date with our daily newsletter, Black girls 3 times more prone to invasive strip-search by Met police: Report, Indian parents kill daughter after finding pregnancy test kit, After the silence, body bags: Turkish town counts its dead, Church of England backs blessings for same-sex couples, Fighter planes for Ukraine, a complex challenge for Kyiv's allies. How does he view the enduring popularity of Israel's pro-settler movement, which is devoted to pushing back the frontiers of the Jewish state without negotiation? A moving message from football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo..you dont have to be Muslim to support Palestine, just be human (sic)," reads the caption on the post. False translations, doctored images, unfounded assertions: our team spotted no fewer. WATCH |Is Cristiano Ronaldo moving to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr? On May 17, the pro-Russian and pro-Assad website 21st Century Wire (which was founded by Patrick Henningsen, who formerly wrote for Alex Jones conspiracy site Infowars) publishedan article covering this news after quoting from TeleSUR, while the self-described pro-government Syrian English language news site Al-Masdar quoted Sputnik in their article; neither of these sites have issued corrections to date. 2023. Pro-Palestine posters wrote "F**k Israel" and "I want kill Israel hahaha". In May 2021, as a violent conflict between Israel and Palestine escalated, a video went viral on TikTok that supposedly showed soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo making a political statement by snubbing the president of Israel. Focusing on Ronaldo again, it is well known that in March of 2016, he. AFP Fact Check found out the video was posted on December 23, 2016, on Ronaldos Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. When a global celebrity icon such as Ronaldo speaks out, he will have a far wider impact than any politician could hope to manage, and his message will inflame the prejudices of idiots who would take no interest in a speech by, say, David Cameron or Barack Obama on the same subject. Identical headlinesinvarious online publicationsmake the same claim, statingthat the alleged donation was intended tofeed Palestinians for Iftar, the meal eaten after sunset during Ramadan. Did Cristiano Ronaldo Pledge His Support To Palestinians? A Fact Check But the video has been shared in a misleading context: It shows Ronaldo sending a message of hope to Syrian children. After starting the initial games, Ronaldo was snubbed from a place in the placing XI by then-manager Fernando Santos. Unfortunately, they have imposed a political ban on him, Erdogan was quoted as saying by Al-Jazeera. violent conflict between Israel and Palestine escalated. Erdogan claims Ronaldo had 'political ban' at World Cup due to support We can find the original words via a reverse image search on Google. 2023 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. It is unlikely that Ronaldo has the right answer to these questions. Television programmes in Iran are state-run, and most of them promote the ideology and policies of the countrys supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who personally appoints the heads of each channel.
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