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By Shrey Banerjee A morphed image of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi holding the Israeli national flag is circulating with false claims that the player has extended his support to the country amidst the ongoing conflict with militant group Hamas. BOOM found the image has been digitally altered to include the Israeli flag. The original visual shows Messi holding a placard of a signed merchandise and goods platform icons.com The morphed image, which appears to be a screenshot of an Instagram post of Messi, has been shared on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, "Proving yet again that he is ...
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By Hazel Gandhi Viral posts falsely claim that Argentina is going to print new currency notes with footballer Lionel Messi's face on them. BOOM found that the claim is false and spoke to a spokesperson of the country's central bank, the Banco Central De La República Argentina (BCRA), who said there was no such plan to print currency notes in honour of Messi, in the works. The claim is being shared with mock up photos of a 1000 Argentine peso note with Messi's face on one side and a photo of the Argentina national football team lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy on the other. Lionel Messi led Ar...
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By The Conversation Pardis Mahdavi , The University of Montana Shortly before Lionel Messi took to the stage to lift up the World Cup trophy, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani put a black cloak, called a "bisht," over the Argentinian soccer star's shoulders. Images of Messi wrapped in black fabric, which might have been construed as obscuring his national jersey, caused confusion around the world. Many fans questioned why the Argentinian soccer star was shrouded in an Arabian cape, with some suggesting that it "ruined an iconic moment." What is the bisht? And what is its significance...
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By Archis Chowdhury Trigger Warning: This article contains multiple mentions of self-harm and suicide, and we would like to advise reader's discretion. On Monday, Times Now Navbharat's anchor Sushant Sinha presented a segment on his prime time television show News Ki Pathshala, where he addresses the question, "Is Argentine footballer Lionel Messi thinking of committing suicide?" Sinha ponders over the question multiple times throughout the show, and brings up issues such as the flailing Argentine economy, and struggles Messi faced growing up, and how he overcame those struggles to become one ...
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By Hazel Gandhi Several news outlets including NDTV, Hindustan Times, and the Free Press Journal published stories falsely claiming that a viral video shows Lionel Messi hugging his mother after Argentina's win at the FIFA World Cup finals. BOOM found that the woman in the video is not Messi's mother, Celia María Cuccittini, but the Argentina team's official cook - Antonia Farías. The video is also being shared onn Facebook with a caption claiming, "Messi hugs his mother❣️" Click here to view. Click here to view. Click here to view. Several Indian outlets including NDTV, Hindustan Times, and N...
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By Sourit Sanyal Since his international debut for Argentina 6,332 days ago, Lionel Messi has finally won the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022. It was a captain's performance by the 'little magician' throughout the tournament where he guided Argentina to glory and ended the country's 36-year-long wait for winning the FIFA World Cup since their last triumph in 1986 under the captaincy of the late Diego Maradona. While Messi was finally able to join an exclusive list of FIFA World Cup-winning captains after featuring in five editions, it was the same prize that once drew all the criticism to him. It...
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By Sourit Sanyal The long wait of 36 years for a third FIFA World Cup title is finally over for Argentina after they defeated 2018 champions France in the finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022. It was a fairytale ending for Lionel Messi, who played his last World Cup match in an Albiceleste jersey and lifted Argentina's third title in the Lusail Stadium after guiding them to victory in the finals. But the match was nothing short of nerve-wracking for both teams and the millions of viewers where the fixture saw goals galore until the end of extra time with no winner separated. Just like the 2006 FI...
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By Sk Badiruddin A morphed image showing Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo standing beside a television screen featuring a visual of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi is viral with claims that the former is supporting Argentina at the FIFA World Cup finale 2022 against France. BOOM found that the original image shows Ronaldo expressing his support to the Portugal team during the UEFA Nations League tournament in 2020. France and Argentina will play each other at the FIFA World Cup finals today after defeating Morocco and Croatia respectively at the semi-finals last week. Meanwhile, Portu...
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By Hazel Gandhi A viral clip purporting to show Saudi Arabia defender Ali Al-Bulayhi tried to coax Argentina striker Lionel Messi to convert to Islam, is fake as the audio of the clip has been tampered with. BOOM found that the audio has been overlaid on to the clip from another video. Saudi Arabia earned a spot in football folklore by registering a shock2-1 win against Argentina in the FIFA World Cup on November 22, 2022. The ongoing world cup in Qatar might just be Lionel Messi's last world cup, a trophy that has so far eluded the footballer whom fans have dubbed GOAT (greatest of all time) ...
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