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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. That such morons choose to take an interest in Ronaldo is hardly his fault; unfortunately, however, he has to take such idiots into account when he speaks out in public. Copyright AFP 2017-2023. 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. The report says: "He has become a target of corrupt officials because of his open and massive support for Palestine.". It is likely, then, that the 9sportpro article is a poorly translated version of the main text (the non-bolded part above) contained in the original Shqip Media article. In the video, Ronaldo is passing on a message of inspiration to children in war-ravaged Syria. They have wasted Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football star has donated $1.5 million to feed the fasting people living in the Gaza strip in Palestine. #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 AFP Fact Check found out the video was posted on December 23, 2016, on Ronaldo's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. On May 16, the Venezuelan government-funded agency TeleSUR, first in Spanish and then in English reporting, quoted a Tweet from a little-known Nigerian foundation (the Onwadan Charity Foundation) referencing the donation. ", The conversations then descended to the usual territory, with Israel advocates defending the country with comments like referring to Israel's 3,000-year history and "Its the country that provides medical treatment to the poor #syrian people and the only democracy in the #MiddleEast" as well as more aggressive ones like "to all the mohameds and ahmeds out there.. GET A LIFE! All rights reserved. Any other use, in particular any reproduction, communication to the public or distribution of the content of this website, in whole or in part, for any other purpose and/or by any other means, without a specific licence agreement signed with AFP, is strictly prohibited. This is not a sign of support for the Palestinian cause. 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. impression that Ronaldo donated to that charity. ", Also Read: Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israelis Is Fake. In reality, Aron Gunnarsson is not the captain of the Israeli football team, but an Icelandic football player. The Icelandic and Portuguese flags are clearly visible on the football jerseys. OnJune 15, thestate-run Iranian news channel IRIBbroadcast a reportalleging footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's support for Palestine and \"hatred\"towards Israel. Fresh violence erupted in the Gaza Strip in May 2021 between the Jewish state of Israel and armed Palestinian groups. Finally, in 2012, various social media posts claimed that Ronaldo had auctioned off his European Golden Boot (awarded to the leading goal-scorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league) to a cause supporting Palestinian children. 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).". According to some foreign media it is rumored that Ronaldo has decided to donate 1.5m euros to the Palestinians. This image was doctored. He lives in Houston, TX, and works for ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing. Were dealing with Fake News. This outlet did indeed post an article on May 15, 2019 about Ronaldo, but it does not confirm the story published by 9sportpro. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Click the link in that email to complete registration so you can comment. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Post author: Post published: June 17, 2022 Post category: gt800 vape locked Post comments: en que equipo juega ronaldinho fifa 19 en que equipo juega ronaldinho fifa 19 While the ploy worked elegantly against Switzerland in the pre-quarterfinal, Portugal missed Ronaldo's class in the quarterfinal where they lost to Morocco. The danger implicit in Ronaldo's stance is demonstrated by the reaction to his "gesture" against Israel. However it might equally be claimed, given that Portugal had just laboured to a 3-3 draw with a team they were expected to thrash, that Ronaldo was frustrated and simply wanted to get off the field. A misleading voice-over has been added to this clip. Footage of the incident was then posted on social media, which has left fans divided. Ronaldo Tweet Sparks Latest Virtual Battle of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict All the popular soccer player wanted to do was to announce that he would be appearing in a television commercial for an Israeli cable company. All rights reserved. (AP/Martin Meissner). The May 16 tweet does not attribute sources, but it shows images of Ronaldo with the text Cristiano Ronaldo donate $1.5m to Palestine Gaza, giving the (unintentional?) This is a very special moment for me and for all the Portuguese people who are here. 27 Apr 2023 00:34:41 AFP first found the false informationon May 7 in an Arabic-language Facebook postshared 7,000 times. Apr 26 We keep fighting and working hard preparing for the next games! AlNassr FC and 4,903 13.1K 184.6K 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. Older variations of the claim have been debunked by fact checkers, including Lead Stories. The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reported that at least 652 were killed in the country in 2016 alone, a 20 percent increase from the previous year. Don't lose your hope, the world is with you. 2023. An edited photowith Palestinian football officials, IRIB then showeda picture of Ronaldo and a group of others allwearing a scarf with the Palestinian flag. Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel, 2023 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo gestures after entering the pitch during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Morocco and Portugal, at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, December 10, 2022. Not in soccer. This news is not available in any world media but only in Albanian media. 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. Erdoganclaimed that Ronaldo supported the Palestine cause Photograph:(WION Web Team). https://twitter.com/swilkinsonbc/status/1129107889585623041. Cristiano Ronaldo, the super Portuguese football star is known as one of the most humane people in the world. In 2016, when Ronaldo recorded this message, more children were killed in the country than in any other year of the Syrian conflict. The loss was especially devastating to Al Nassr because Al Wehda had one less player for the last 40 minutes due to a second yellow card. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. 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. IRIB falsely claims that the man with the flag is the Israeli president. And what is his take on suggestions that the internecine stand-off between Hamas and Fatah means Palestine is incapable of governing itself? Santos at the time said he had no regrets for benching Ronaldo: No, I dont think so, no regrets. Users can access and consult this website and use the share features available for personal, private, and non-commercial purposes. Ronaldo Haaretz Follow Feb 12, 2016 Those who dont follow the Beautiful Game are excused from not knowing that there is a cottage industry of made-up stories featuring Cristiano Ronaldo and/or Lionel Messi, widely viewed as the two best football players in the world (although Luka Modric may have something to say about that after winning the 2018 Ballon DOr, awarded to the best football player in the world). One outstanding question remains: wheredid this claim about Ronaldos donation originate? Save the Children also published an article about Ronaldo's video. 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. The captain couldn't keep calm - he hit a water bottle, muttered angrily at the crowd and . Ronaldo was acknowledging that he had made a commercial for Israeli TV cable company Hot. Pro-Palestine posters wrote "F**k Israel" and "I want kill Israel hahaha". In the video, there are clues to find the original: Ronaldo is wearing a Juventus shirt, the name of the Saudi capital Riyadh is written in the background and a year, 2019. While Erdogan claimed that Ronaldo supported Palestine, there is no real public evidence that points to the same. It is so toxic that Barack Obama refused to visit Israel during his first term as president. According to IRIB,Blatter says: "Ronaldo acts like a little boss and wastes his money on his hair like the models". However, given the role that politics plays in manufactured content, one needs to always remain vigilant and cast a skeptical eye on such news.. We debunk some of the most outrageous ones in this edition of Truth or Fake. 1 opioid consumer per capita, Israel faces addiction epidemic, The dictator and I: A visit to Turkmenistan reveals the limits of Israeli diplomacy, Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen dazzle Barcelona restaurant, Pro-overhaul protest showed the rights strengths and the governments weakness. Disclaimer: The opinions and views expressed by the author do not reflect in any way the positions of ExxonMobil, BDS Houston, HPFF or any other organization that the author is affiliated with. "When the Zionist regime's footballer asked the superstar to exchange his shirt at the end of the match, he couldn't believe that he [Ronaldo] refused", says the journalist at the beginning of the video at 0:15. Copyright 2023 IBTimes UK. Raising funds from his Golden boot he won in 2011. Adored by his fans for his amazing achievement, Ronaldo also has an army of critics who hate his obsession with appearance and brand. According to IRIB, the player says: "Among football fans, Israelis are the most disgusting, I can't stand them. AFP reported that more than 200 Palestinians, including 61 children have been reported killed thus far since the new conflict started. Thanks to a reverse image search via Google (see here how to do it), we can find articles about the scene in this video in different languages, including Portuguese. The next day, the English website of Russian television channel RT picked up the false story in an article shared 17,000 times. Anti-Israel/anti-Semitic comments ranged from "I HATE ISRAEL" and "F****G IDOT JEW" to "death to Israel" in Hebrew. Upon closer inspection, there is a note at the bottom of the article that cites infoshqipmedia as the source, although no link was provided. Titled 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. The short answer: no. 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. That he refuses to do so is entirely to his credit; yet his insistence on wading into such a complex and brutal subject is surely unwise. 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. I am a very famous footballer, but you are the true heroes. Fake Iranian state TV report on Ronaldo's financial aid to children in Gaza. A report broadcast on Iranian television passes off Cristiano Ronaldo as asupporter of the Palestinian cause. Further on, the Iranian channel claims that Ronaldo refuses to shake hands with an Israeli official "while refusing the president's offer to visit Israel". I won't trade my jersey with a killer.". I am a very famous footballer, but you are the true heroes. This video was taken in January 2014, at an official ceremony in Lisbon where the player was receiving the distinction of "Grand Officer of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique", an honorary title in Portugal, awarded by Anbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese president at the time. From the Liveblog of Monday, December 26, 2022, Already a member? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a bizarre claim that famed Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo was given a political ban at the World Cup in Qatar because of his purported support for Palestinians. As a long-time fan of the Beautiful Game, I have become aware over the years of numerous and similar made-up stories. The Portuguese superstar scored the opening goal in a 4-0 victory over Al-Raed. The short answer: no. The man on the right is Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Football Association. 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. Ronaldo never hid the fact that he is pro-Palestine. It turned out to be a compilation of at least seven false claims. But the video has been shared in a misleading context: It shows Ronaldo sending a message of hope to Syrian children. Ronaldo faced taunts and was jeered at by rival fans; crowds at the stadium chanted lionel messi's name . A picture of Ronaldo holding a sign that reads Together with the Palestinians" in Spanish went viral recently. Thats why we started the Times of Israel eleven years ago - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world. This video, however, certainly does not show the soccer star snubbing the president of Israel in May 2021. But in reality, the story was rife with disinformation and crudely edited. I first became aware of this particular story based on a Tweet (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 one by former British MP George Galloway. The latest battlefield in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reared its ugly head on Wednesday on Cristiano Ronaldo's Twitter account of all places. They said he sold the trophy at auction for 1.4 millionand donated the money to build a school in the Gaza Strip. The 2022 World Cup was potentially Ronaldo's last dance on the world stage. The subject matter depicted or included via links within the Fact Checking content is provided to the extent necessary for correct understanding of the verification of the information concerned. In particular, in the excerpt taken and truncated by Iranian TV, he says: "Ronaldo is the commander of the field and it is good to have players like that, it gives life to football. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. I pointed this out on Twitter on May 17, article is a poorly translated version of the main text (the non-bolded part above) contained in the original, was originally fooled by this news and reported the claim uncritically, which was then picked up by, to subsequently realize that this was fake news and to update their original article with the new headline in bolded text. In June 2018, false remarks regarding the cancelation of a friendly game between Argentina and Israelwere attributed to Ronaldos Argentinian rivalLionel Messi. The long answer, however, is more interesting. In the two-minute report, we counted no less than eight falsehoods which we'll take a closer look at in this article. 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. Social media posts in Spanish and Frenchshared it further. An extract from Ronaldo's video also appears at the start of this video posted on Facebook with the caption: "Cristiano Ronaldo: Palestine, you are not alone palestine, the world is with you, we are with you (sic). Sign up and stay up to date with our daily newsletter. Several doctored images and false reports routinely do the rounds of social media, suggesting the same. The whole text in this article is worth quoting because, after translating the original Albanian to English via Google Translate, the text in the 9sportpro article is nearly identical to the main text in the Shqip Media article: Published in many Albanian portals this news is not real. A tweet by a Nigerian charity, seen in a screenshot taken on May 21, 2019, Screenshot of a Google search result on May 27, 2019, Screenshot of a YouTube search result on May 27, 2019, (Screenshot of a Dutch website that mentioned Ronaldo's altered photo), Ronaldo standing next to Emmanuel Adebayor and Ricardo Alberto in Lorca, Spain, a few days after the earthquake that struck the city killed nine people on May 11, 2011. What cannot be argued, however, is that Ronaldo has previously been happy to champion the Palestine cause. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a bizarre claim that famed Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo was given a "political ban" at the World Cup in Qatar because of his purported. So now we have a request. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled. TeleSUR posteda correction to their article on May 20, noting that it ran the story without the proper confirmation from an official source and afact checkerrevealed the news to be unfounded. The fact-checker TeleSUR referenced isMaarten Schenk, who debunked the storyon May 19, receiving confirmation from Ronaldos management team that the reporting is untrue like many other stories about Ronaldo.. As soon as this news is made public, many Muslims have thanked Ronaldo for this wonderful gesture. 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. Snapshot | The Portuguese footballer donated the money as a gesture of solidarity and to alleviate some Palestinian suffering https://videosenglish.telesurtv. AFP and its logo are registered trademarks. Dont lose your hope, the world is with you. Staff Desk. Infoshqipmedia, is Shqip Media, an Albanian-language Macedonian news service that describes itself via its social profile as a media organization that aims is to build a modern, democratic and just society in Macedonia. The sites content covers Kosovo, Macedonia, and Albania. Ahmad sustained burns over 80 percent of his body that required months of hospitalization. We care about you, I am with you, says Ronaldo in the clip. A message of hope to the children affected by the conflict in Syria. Alternatively, it could be that, immediately noticed that this was fake news and reported it accurately, only for, to misleadingly report it as real news. False translations, doctored images, unfounded assertions: our teamspotted no fewer than eight clear examples of misinformationin this report. Also Read: George W Bush's Daughter Has Not Converted To Islam. No mention was made of Israel or Palestine. What does Ronaldo think about Hamas's pledge to wipe out the entire Jewish race? This is a photo of Ronaldo offering his jersey to the Israeli foreign minister. An altered photo of the Portuguese player holding an All with Palestine (Todos con Palestina) sign has been circulating on the internet since 2012, as foundin a search on Tineyereverse search. 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. A reverse image search via TinEye allows us to find the original photo, which dates back to at least 2013. As is well-known, May 15 is the day Palestinians commemorate the Nakba (meaning catastrophe in Arabic), marking the creation of the Palestinian refugee population when 750,000 were expelled or fled from their homes during Israels creation. The Observers - The France 24 Observers is both a website and a TV show focusing on international news through the lens of amateur images. He wanted to exchange his shirt with the superstar, but the latter allegedly refused his request. Venezuelan media outlet Telesur reported last week that Cristiano Ronaldo donated $1.5 million to help feed starving people on the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the report has since been denied. Ronaldo has never made any public statements in support of the Palestinian cause, although some doctored images claiming that he has have circulated widely in the past. I am extremely satisfied. Ronaldo is an intelligent man, but the Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the most complex political subjects anywhere on the planet today. Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr Football Club lost in the King Cup of Champions on Monday night, adding to star forward Cristiano Ronaldo's woes since moving to the kingdom.. Al Nassr was defeated 1-0 by Al Wehda. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. The decade-long Syrian war has displaced more than 11 million people in the country and abroad. At the end of the report, Ronaldo appears with a banner that says: "Together with the Palestinians" alongside the Palestinian flag. Type above and press Enter to search. This translation is completely false. Copyright AFP 2017-2023. Click the link in that email to complete your registration. @SavetheChildren pic.twitter.com/Zsdvu2nuXd. Focusing on Ronaldo again, it is well known that in March of 2016, he. Both Iran and Russia were providing military assistance to Bashar al-Assad's army in these attacks. And the real banner displays a red and white ribbon, not a Palestinian flag. In 2018, numerous social media posts claimed that Ronaldo had donated significant sums of money to the relief efforts of the tragic floods in Kerala state, India, that claimed the lives of nearly 500 people, only for these rumors to be dispelled as fake. Please use the following structure: example@domain.com, Send me The Times of Israel Daily Edition. Since there has never been an Israeli official in Saudi Arabia, as the two countries have no diplomatic relations, we can be sure that this claim by Iranian TV is false. "Cr7 supporting Palestine. Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano There are rumors that I'm going to be a star in Israel. Extract from the report by the Iranian state television IRIB. When this video first went viral, many people saw it as Ronaldo "snubbing" Platini. 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. Posts shared tens of thousands of times on social networks claim that Cristiano Ronaldo donated $1.5 million to Palestinians in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, without giving any. In 2016, when Ronaldo recorded this message, more children were killed in the country than in any other year of the Syrian conflict.

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