We care about you, I am with you, says Ronaldo in the clip. The Portuguese superstar scored the opening goal in a 4-0 victory over Al-Raed. Ahmad sustained burns over 80 percent of his body that required months of hospitalization. That campaign dates back to 2011: it was in support of the survivors of an earthquake in Lorca, Spain, which killed nine people. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled. Save the Children also published an article about Ronaldo's video. These thank-you posters had indeed been put up in Gaza, but the context has nothing to do with IRIB's claims. 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. What does he think about the allegations that Palestinians were slaughtered in Beirut refugee camps in 1982? It is not the first time Cristiano Ronaldo has been subject torumors related to Palestinians. 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". The 20-second video was published by Ronaldo in 2016 to show his support for Syrian children. 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. Video from Iranian state television which put a false translation over a video of Cristiano Ronaldo. A report broadcast on Iranian television passes off Cristiano Ronaldo as asupporter of the Palestinian cause. For example, in the case of Ronaldo, the Washington Post reported in 2015 that Ronaldo had donated $8 million to the Save the Children organization after the devastating earthquake in Nepal that killed over 8,000 people; the Post issued an explicit retraction of the story a few days later, citing as their original source the French magazine So Foot, an outlet that lost a 2010 legal battle with Lily Allen after it printed a fabricated interview with the British singer. Social media posts in Spanish and Frenchshared it further. Cristiano Ronaldo ended a goal drought after scoring for the first time in four games for Saudi club Al-Nassr in a domestic top-flight match on Friday.. However, it was found to be morphed as the original photo showed Ronaldo showing solidarity with the survivors of the Lorca earthquake. @SavetheChildren pic.twitter.com/Zsdvu2nuXd. May 20, 2019. ", 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! And what is his take on suggestions that the internecine stand-off between Hamas and Fatah means Palestine is incapable of governing itself? 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. 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. I am extremely satisfied. Cr7 supporting Palestine. 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. Cristiano Ronaldo, the super Portuguese football star is known as one of the most humane people in the world. 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). Note that the news articles discussed above also mention this donation, without quoting any sources, thus giving the impression that this is fact. 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. 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. Cristiano Ronaldo [l] and an effigy of Barack Obama being burned in Palestine [Reuters]. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.). However, it is unclear why the 9sportpro article would source its information from an article that clearly states that this is fake news. The long answer, however, is more interesting. ; neither of these sites have issued corrections to date. Click the link in that email to complete your registration. Ronaldo faced taunts and was jeered at by rival fans; crowds at the stadium chanted lionel messi's name . 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. It would be easy for Ronaldo to wallow in his millionaire lifestyle and eschew any concerns about the wider world. "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. In the report, Iceland's Aron Gunnarsson is presented as the captain of the Israeli team. The decade-long Syrian war has displaced more than 11 million people in the country and abroad. All rights reserved. "There are rumors that I'm going to be a star in Israel," he tweeted. Save the Children also published an article about Ronaldo's video. Whether or not Ronaldo snubbed Platiniis a bit subjective. This video was taken after Ronaldo and Real Madrid defeated San Lorenzo for the FIFA World Championship. Unfortunately, they have imposed a political ban on him, Erdogan was quoted as saying by Al-Jazeera. Blatter praises both and says they are different. I pointed this out on Twitter on May 17 here and here, but did not get a response. Note that the news articles discussed above also mention this donation, without quoting any sources, thus giving the impression that this is fact. Cristiano Ronaldo, the super Portuguese football star is known as one of the most humane people in the world. This image was doctored. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. ", Also Read: Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israelis Is Fake. 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. In December 2016, Ronaldo posted a videoto social media announcing a donation to Save the Children (where he has served as an ambassador since 2013), and referred to Syrian children impacted by conflict as true heroes.. OnJune 15, thestate-run Iranian news channel IRIBbroadcast a reportalleging footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's support for Palestine and \"hatred\"towards Israel. did this claim about Ronaldos donation originate? The decade-longSyrian war has displaced more than 11 million people in the country and abroad. The same video was shared with a similar claim here. Do you rely on The Times of Israel for accurate and insightful news on Israel and the Jewish world? Ronaldo was acknowledging that he had made a commercial for Israeli TV cable company Hot. 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. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. What cannot be argued, however, is that Ronaldo has previously been happy to champion the Palestine cause. 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. He often donates large sums of money to help the needy but one of the countries that he helps most is Palestine. Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football star has donated $1.5 million to feed the fasting people living in the Gaza strip in Palestine. 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. Were dealing with Fake News. For example, in the case of Ronaldo, the Washington Post, in 2015 that Ronaldo had donated $8 million to the Save the Children organization after the devastating earthquake in Nepal that killed over 8,000 people; the Post issued an explicit, In 2017 ESPN, the largest sports network in the U.S., falsely, 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, 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. A reverse image search via TinEye allowed us to find the original version of this photo, which dates back to at least 2013. Leaving aside the poor English used in the article, the text makes no mention of the source of the reports, let alone the name of the supposed charity where Ronaldo donated. The Observers - The France 24 Observers is both a website and a TV show focusing on international news through the lens of amateur images. Your contribution will only serve to celebritise a hugely serious debate, and ratchet up the tension in the Middle East to an even more tragic pitch. impression that Ronaldo donated to that charity. The same video was shared with a similar claim here. Palestine, 2021. 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. @SavetheChildren pic.twitter.com/Zsdvu2nuXd. 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. (AP/Martin Meissner). The 2011 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Lorca, Spain, killed nine people and left . Upon closer inspection, there is a note at the bottom of the article that cites infoshqipmedia as the source, although no link was provided. 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. Not in soccer. Everyone I love is here, except my family who unfortunately could not attend this ceremony for personal and professional reasons. He often donates lot of money to help people with different problems but one of the places where Cristiano has helped a lot is Palestine. All rights reserved. AFP reported that more than 200 Palestinians, including 61 children have been reported killed thus far since the new conflict started. Ronaldo is an intelligent man, but the Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the most complex political subjects anywhere on the planet today. Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email. Copyright AFP 2017-2023. 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. 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. Again, a reverse Google search finds the original photos and many more photos of the same campaign by other Real Madrid players with the same banner. A reverse image search via TinEye allows us to find the original photo, which dates back to at least 2013. But the video has been shared in a misleading context: It shows Ronaldo sending a message of hope to Syrian children. Fresh violence erupted in the Gaza Strip in May 2021 between the Jewish state of Israel and armed Palestinian groups. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community. We debunk some of the most outrageous ones in this edition of Truth or Fake. Ronaldo is not the only soccer player to fall victim tofalse stories online. 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. Apr 26 We keep fighting and working hard preparing for the next games! AlNassr FC and 4,903 13.1K 184.6K Raising funds from his Golden boot he won in 2011. Such suggestions have always been grossly unfair; Ronaldo, after all, dragged himself up from parochial poverty on a Portuguese island to become one of the best footballers of all time. Anti-Israel/anti-Semitic comments ranged from "I HATE ISRAEL" and "F****G IDOT JEW" to "death to Israel" in Hebrew. 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. The post, which has seen been deleted,was published here on Facebook on May 16, 2021, and wasshared more than 420 times before it was removed. At the end of the report, Ronaldo appears with a banner that says: "Together with the Palestinians" alongside the Palestinian flag. Some of the world's foremost political thinkers have tried, and failed, to resolve this conflict. 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.. False translations, doctored images, unfounded assertions: our team spotted no fewer. 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. 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. Ronaldo Haaretz Follow Feb 12, 2016 After Portugal crashed out of the World Cup, Ronaldo broke down in tears and cried inconsolably. AFP reported that more than 200 Palestinians, including 61 children have been reported killed thus far since the new conflict started. Ronaldo never hid the fact that he is pro-Palestine. This is not a sign of support for the Palestinian cause. He is a member of the BDS Houston Collective, and blogs at notesfromunderground.me. Pro-Palestine posters wrote "F**k Israel" and "I want kill Israel hahaha". Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. I won't trade my jersey with a killer.". 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. 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. ", While the initial responses were positive like "@Cristiano that commercial will have your many fans in Israel thrilled" and "I love CR7 I love Israel," one user turned up the heat by tweeting "you mean Palestine though." Older variations of the claim have been debunked by fact checkers, including Lead Stories. The latest battlefield in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reared its ugly head on Wednesday on Cristiano Ronaldo's Twitter account of all places. This Tweet links to a little-known website called 9sportpro, where a four-sentence, Infoshqipmedia, is Shqip Media, an Albanian-language Macedonian news service that describes itself. Erdogan said Ronaldo was subjected to a political ban during the tournament because he supported the Palestinian cause. "This is for the children of Syria, we know that you've been suffering a lot. A video shows Cristiano Ronaldo snubbing the president of Israel. 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. With eight textbook examples of misinformation in just two minutes, Iranian public television channel IRIB broadcast a report on the football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on June 15. Cristiano Ronaldo has donated 1.5 million to Palestinian children in Gaza. This Portuguese soccer player, who doesn't need an introduction, has expressed his support for Palestine several times in the past. In 2013, he didn't want to swipe t-shirts with an Israeli player to demonstrate his support for Palestinian rights. At the time, there was a controversy over comments Platini had made about who should win that year's Ballon d'or. In 2016, when Ronaldo recorded this message, more children were killed in the country than in any other year of the Syrian conflict. [emphasis in original]. AFP Fact Check found out the video was posted on December 23, 2016, on Ronaldos Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. 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. Some claim he even sported a keffiyeh, or Palestinian headgear, during his time at Manchester United. It takes just a few seconds. 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. 2016, on Ronaldo's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. 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. Erdogan said Ronaldo was subjected to a political ban during the tournament because he supported the Palestinian cause. 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. This scene of Ronaldo refusing to shake hands with an official occurred at the medal ceremony and the man in the suit was Luca Ferrari, an Italian politician, Italy's ambassador to Saudi Arabia at the time, and now Italy's ambassador to China. Nicolas Sawaya strongly supports the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice and has been a member of various Palestinian solidarity groups for over 15 years. Although Sputnik has since added a correction indicating that the story was false, RT has yet to do so. On June 15, it was one of these state-run TV channels, IRIB, that broadcast a report in Persian about Cristiano Ronaldo and his supposed support for the Palestinian cause. Copyright 2023 IBTimes UK. A FactCheck, Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israelis Is Fake, George W Bush's Daughter Has Not Converted To Islam. The Icelandic and Portuguese flags are clearly visible on the football jerseys. 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. 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. 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. Indiadotcom Digital Private Limited. Snapshot | The Portuguese footballer donated the money as a gesture of solidarity and to alleviate some Palestinian suffering https://videosenglish.telesurtv. violent conflict between Israel and Palestine escalated. 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. Perhaps more interestingly, as the story started spreading on Twitter, it was picked up by larger news outlets. False translations, doctored images, unfounded assertions: our teamspotted no fewer than eight clear examples of misinformationin this report. And the real banner displays a red and white ribbon, not a Palestinian flag. He lives in Houston, TX, and works for ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing. Ronaldo was talking about Syria, not Israel, Around 30 seconds into the report, an interview with Ronaldo is dubbed in Persian. After starting the initial games, Ronaldo was snubbed from a place in the placing XI by then-manager Fernando Santos. An Iranian TV report presented football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as a champion of the Palestinian cause, but was in reality full of disinformation. Please try again or choose an option below. After conducting a reverse image search, Misbar 's team found that the photo dates back to 2011. To illustrate this claim further, the Iranian channel broadcastedimages of a poster in the Gaza Strip showing Ronaldo and the words "thank you Ronaldo" in English and Arabic. Al-Nassr are now second in the Saudi Pro League table, three points behind rivals Al-Ittihad.. Ronaldo's goal and the celebrations that followed brought a . One said . Christian Ronaldo Versus Israel: Eric Cantona, Eden Hazard and the Football Stars Backing Palestine, IBT UK Morning Brief - Let the best of International News come to you. 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. The conflict has been raging ever since the break-up of the Ottoman Empire almost 100 years ago, and has claimed over 100,000 lives, according to the most conservative estimates. https://twitter.com/swilkinsonbc/status/1129107889585623041. 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. 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. World Israel Palestinian Territories Ronaldo West Bank Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo became embroiled in the online battleground of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday after. Unfortunately, these news items have become part of the online landscape and are often repeated authoritatively by fans who are usually unaware that they are spreading untrue information. He earns a . All in all, Ronaldo's announcement garnered over 2,400 retweets and over 6,400 likes within the first 22 hours, as of Thursday. a videoto social media announcing a donation to, (where he has served as an ambassador since 2013), and referred to Syrian children impacted by conflict as true heroes., 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, White House officials know Israel is an apartheid state, but they cant say so, West Bank Dispatch: As Israels grip on Jerusalem tightens, the citys status as a lightning rod for mobilization grows, Leading rabbi says AIPAC-J Street squabble is dangerous for the Jewish people, Photo Essay: The colonial violence that goes unreported in Palestine, West Bank Dispatch:Jericho and Aqbat Jabr under siege, Netanyahu bolsters Sudans military leaders in attempt to save normalization.
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