Sports
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FIFA labels ‘blue card’ in elite game reports as “incorrect”
Claim: Multiple media reports say that the footballing body, FIFA, will introduce a “blue card” in the elite game to…
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Video of Ibrahimović criticising Messi’s FIFA Best Men’s Player Award, doctored
Claim: A Facebook user has shared a viral video of former Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović, allegedly claiming Messi does not deserve…
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Banten Stadium in Indonesia, falsely ascribed to Accra’s new stadium
Claim: A Facebook user, Okyeman Ba Kwame II, claimed that a new stadium had been constructed to host the All…
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No, Mourinho didn’t select his all-time best XI
Claim: Multiple media sources claim that AS Roma manager and former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has named his best XI…
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Picture of Fury in hospital after Ngannou clash, false
Claim: A Facebook user has posted a picture of a man on a hospital bed, which he claimed was British…
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Old video of Ghanaian boxer Freezy Macbones resurfaces after defeat in Olympic Qualifier
Claim: A post-boxing bout interview with Ghanaian boxer Seth Gyimah, has gone viral on social media after his defeat in…
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Misleading! John Mahama did not call for sports betting ban
Claim: A viral tweet by a social media user, @DailyInsightsGH claimed that ex-president Mahama says sports betting should be banned…
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Football kid showing ball-juggling skills with Ronaldinho, not Lionel Messi
Claim: Twitter users have shared a video that purportedly features young Lionel Messi showing ball-juggling skills with Ronaldinho in the past…
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Explainer: What does the newly proposed FIFA offside rule mean?
Several social media posts claim that the world football governing body, FIFA, has introduced a new offside rule. Accounts such…
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False! Sweden has not recognised sex as a championship
Claim: Sweden has formally recognised sex as a sport and is set to hold its first-ever sex tournament, social media…
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