{"id":168664,"date":"2023-10-19T21:42:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=168664"},"modified":"2023-10-19T21:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:12:24","slug":"did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Cristiano Ronaldo extend support to Palestine? No, old video falsely viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is viral on social media with the claim that he is expressing his support for Palestine amid the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2023\/10\/18\/israel-hamas-war-live-limited-gaza-aid-deal-agreed-between-us-and-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel-Hamas war<\/a>. At the time of writing this report, the combined death toll in Gaza and Israel stands at over 7,200.<\/p>\n<p>X (formerly Twitter) Blue user Naeem Chaudhary (@naeemkhtr322) shared the above-mentioned video of the Portuguese footballer on October 14 with the following caption: &#8220;\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 :: Ronaldo Stand with Palestine Whole World stand with Palestine Free Free Palestine #Ronaldo\ud80c\udcf5 #Palestine #Israel #Gazagenocide #Isarael #IsraelPalestineConflict #palastine #\u063a\u0632\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646 #\u0637\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0635\u0649_ #GazaUnderAttack #FreeGaza #Hamas #PalestineUnderAttack&#8221;. The tweet has received over 49,000 views and has been retweeted over 100 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/yUzZJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 :: Ronaldo Stand with Palestine<\/p>\n<p>Whole World stand with Palestine<\/p>\n<p>Free Free Palestine<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ronaldo%F0%93%83%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ronaldo\ud80c\udcf5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Palestine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Palestine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gazagenocide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gazagenocide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isarael?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Isarael<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelPalestineConflict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelPalestineConflict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/palastine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#palastine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%89_?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0637\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0635\u0649_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GazaUnderAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GazaUnderAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeGaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeGaza<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hamas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hamas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PalestineUnderAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PalestineUnderAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BbGNDP8BPx\">pic.twitter.com\/BbGNDP8BPx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Naeem Chaudhary (@naeemkhtr322) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naeemkhtr322\/status\/1713235350624346424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another X Blue user, Noor (@zalimhun_), too, shared the same 20-second viral clip of Cristiano Ronaldo with a similar caption as above. The tweet has received over 12,000 views. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/v05Z6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 :: Ronaldo Stand with Palestine<\/p>\n<p>Whole World stand with Palestine<\/p>\n<p>Free Free Palestine<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ronaldo%F0%93%83%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ronaldo\ud80c\udcf5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Palestine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Palestine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gazagenocide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gazagenocide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isarael?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Isarael<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelPalestineConflict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelPalestineConflict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/palastine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#palastine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%89_?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0637\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0635\u0649_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GazaUnderAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GazaUnderAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeGaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeGaza<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamasTerrorist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HamasTerrorist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nm3Da8Gcef\">pic.twitter.com\/Nm3Da8Gcef<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noor (@zalimhun_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zalimhun_\/status\/1713326975463408103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users have shared this clip of Ronaldo on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22ronaldo%20stand%20with%20palestine%22%20filter%3Avideos&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=ronaldo%20palestine%20stand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> claiming that in the video he is extending his support to Palestine.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-168664 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral\/screenshot-2023-10-19-163052\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"1553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163052.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163052.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163052-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163052-590x1024.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163052-768x1333.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163052-885x1536.jpg 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral\/screenshot-2023-10-19-163108\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"1401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163108.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163108.jpg 904w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163108-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163108-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163108-768x1190.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral\/screenshot-2023-10-19-163125\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"1539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163125.jpg 905w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163125-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163125-602x1024.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163125-768x1306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163125-903x1536.jpg 903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral\/screenshot-2023-10-19-163141\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163141.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163141-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163141-611x1024.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163141-768x1287.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral\/screenshot-2023-10-19-163156\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1356\" height=\"1446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163156.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163156.jpg 1356w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163156-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163156-960x1024.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163156-768x819.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1356px) 100vw, 1356px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-cristiano-ronaldo-extend-support-to-palestine-no-old-video-falsely-viral\/screenshot-2023-10-19-163213\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1347\" height=\"1541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163213.jpg 1347w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163213-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163213-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163213-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-163213-1343x1536.jpg 1343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1347px) 100vw, 1347px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>On carefully listening to the audio in the viral 20-second clip, we found that at the beginning of the video Ronaldo says: &#8220;Hello, this is for children of Syria&#8221;. Taking a hint from this, we ran a relevant keyword search that led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cristiano\/videos\/a-message-of-hope-to-the-children-affected-by-the-conflict-in-syria-savethechild\/10154944622562164\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> from the official page of Cristiano Ronaldo from 2016. The post consists of the same viral video and the caption says: &#8220;A message of hope to the children affected by the conflict in Syria. @SavetheChildren&#8221;. The post also mentioned &#8216;Save The Children&#8217; which is an international charity organisation working for children&#8217;s rights across the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cristiano\/videos\/10154944622562164\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cristiano\/videos\/10154944622562164\/\"><p>A message of hope to the children affected by the conflict in Syria. @SavetheChildren<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/Cristiano\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> on Friday, 23 December 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We also came across several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=cristiano+ronaldo+save+the+children+syria&amp;sca_esv=574791026&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1076IN1076&amp;biw=1600&amp;bih=843&amp;ei=2g8xZaeTCIfZseMP48CykA4&amp;ved=0ahUKEwin6IiB_oGCAxWHbGwGHWOgDOIQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=cristiano+ronaldo+save+the+children+syria&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWNyaXN0aWFubyByb25hbGRvIHNhdmUgdGhlIGNoaWxkcmVuIHN5cmlhSNoVUABY7RJwAHgBkAEAmAG8AaAB5QmqAQMwLje4AQPIAQD4AQHiAwQYACBBiAYB&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;bshm=rimc\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media reports<\/a> about this collaboration between Cristiano Ronaldo and Save The Children foundation. Apart from making the video to extend his support to the children in Syria, he also made a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.uk\/news\/media-centre\/press-releases\/cristiano-ronaldo-sends-message-hope-along-life-saving-aid-syrian-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generous donation&#8217;<\/a> to provide &#8216;life-saving aid&#8217; to children in conflict zones.<\/p>\n<p>We found the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cristiano\/status\/812297170040881152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> also on Ronaldo&#8217;s official X profile. The tweet was shared on December 23, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the claim that in the viral clip, Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his solidarity to Palestine is false. The video is from 2016 and was posted as a partnership project with the non-governmental organisation Save The Children to support the children in Syria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is viral on social media with the claim that he is expressing his support for Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. At the time of writing this report, the combined death toll in Gaza and Israel stands at over 7,200. X (formerly Twitter) Blue user Naeem Chaudhary (@naeemkhtr322) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":168684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[722],"class_list":["post-168664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Did Cristiano Ronaldo extend support to Palestine? 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