Misleading Photo Comparison Claiming to be Streets Littered at a Previous FIFA world cup, which permitted liquor!

Alcohol is prohibited at stadiums except for a few designated areas during the FIFA football world cup. Many social media posts have related to the pros and cons of this decision, and many fans showed their displeasure over his ban on alcohol, announced just days before the world cup. Factcrescendo Team came across a misleading […]

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Misinformation Mars the Soccer Spectacle

The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar last month amid controversies of various kinds. From the allegations of corruption and bribery in selecting a tiny Middle East nation as host to the violation of human rights and labour malpractices, the world’s biggest single-sport tournament has been marred with a slew of scandals.  Misinformation […]

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Al-Bulayhi did NOT ask Messi to embrace Islam! The video is edited

The audio from 2014 showing Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad asking Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan to embrace Islam, has been digitally added to the viral video. Amidst the unrelated images and videos shared in relation to the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, a video showing a conversation between Lionel Messi and Saudi defender […]

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Saudi National Team player and head coach denies the Rolls-Royce Rumour, after Victory over Argentina!

In a victory termed one of the greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup history, the Saudi Arabian football team managed to overcome a strong Argentinian team led by the iconic football star, Lionel Messi, to script a 2-1 victory over the 3rd ranked South American football powerhouse.  Celebrating this unexpected victory, the following day, 23rd […]

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Scene from 2015 in Saudi, shared as visuals from FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022!

A viral image is from Saudi Arabia, taken in 2015, where alcohol is banned. Authorities caught a man at the country’s border with the United Arab Emirates with 48,000 cans of Heineken disguised as Pepsi.  The 2022 FIFA World Cup is currently underway in the Islamic nation of Qatar. Since Qatar was surprisingly awarded the […]

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2019 video from Russia shared as namaz offering during FIFA World Cup 2022 opening in Qatar

The video has no relation with the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The video is from Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, Russia in 2019. A video showing a huge crowd reading Namaz on the ground of a stadium is widely circulating on social media after the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 […]

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