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Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2021-06-20): The German soccer federation says UEFA has given the go-ahead for goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to wear a captain’s armband with the rainbow colors at the European Championship. [...] Neuer wore the armband in the Euro 2020 games against France and Portugal. He also wore it in Germany’s 7-1 rout of Latvia in its last game before the tournament on June 7. The federation says Neuer wears the rainbow-armband as a symbol of "the whole team’s clear commitment to diversity, openness, tolerance and against hatred and exclusion."
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2021-06-24): Georginio Wijnaldum will wear a captain’s armband bearing the words "One Love" and a rainbow motif for the Netherlands’ last-16 Euro 2020 tie against the Czech Republic in Budapest on Sunday, and has said the team could walk off if abused as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé allegedly were in group games at Puskas Arena. The armband stands for diversity. Wijnaldum said it was partly directed at Hungary’s passing of a law that forbids gay people from featuring in educational materials in schools or TV shows for those under 18. "It is not not just against Hungary," he said. "The armband means a lot because we stand for diversity – one love means everybody is a part of it and everybody should be free to be who they are."
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-07-02): FACT CHECK: Ronaldo was not the only captain to not wear rainbow armband at Euro 2020
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-10-05): Captain's rainbow armband [edit]In connection with Pride Month, the German team used related symbolism. Team captain Manuel Neuer wore a captain's armband in rainbow colours in a friendly against Latvia on 7 June and continued to wear the armband in Germany's subsequent games. An investigation by UEFA followed during the group stage of the tournament. They assessed the armband as a "team symbol for diversity" and "a good cause." UEFA decided not to impose a penalty because of the rule broken by Neuer, which obliges team captains to wear UEFA captains' armbands.[287] [...] - ^ Bernstein, Dan (15 June 2021). "'Drink water!' – Ronaldo shuns Coca-Cola with unexpected health advice in Euro 2020 press conference". Goal. Retrieved 8 July 2021. [...] - ^ Matchett, Karl (16 June 2021). "Paul Pogba follows Cristiano Ronaldo by removing sponsored drink from Euro 2020 press conference". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2023-09-19): Neuer has worn the rainbow-coloured armband during the Euro 2020 clashes against France and Portugal. He also wore it in the pre-tournament friendly win against Latvia. [...] In a statement, the DFB confirmed: "UEFA have today shared with the DFB that they have stopped the review of the rainbow captain's armband worn by [Manuel Neuer]. In a letter, the armband has been assessed as a team symbol for diversity and thus for a 'good cause.'" [...] "The regulations state that the armband officially provided by UEFA must be worn. June is also a year of 'Pride' in sport to stand up for more diversity. This year the DFB is participating with various campaigns. Manuel Neuer has been wearing the rainbow armband since the friendly against Latvia on June 7 as a symbol and clear commitment of the entire team to diversity, openness and tolerance and against hatred and exclusion. The message is: we are colourful! "
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Georginio Wijnaldum will wear a captain's armband with the words 'One Love' and a rainbow motif for Holland's last-16 Euro 2020 tie against the Czech Republic in Hungary on Sunday. [...] Wijnaldum said the armband was partly directed at Hungary's passing of a law that forbids gay people from featuring in educational materials in schools or TV shows for those under 18. 'It is not not just against Hungary,' he said. 'The armband means a lot because we stand for diversity – one love means everybody is a part of it and everybody should be free to be who they are.'
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2021-06-20): Germany captain Manuel Neuer will not face any disciplinary action after wearing a rainbow armband during Euro 2020 games, UEFA has announced. [...] UEFA have today shared with the DFB that they have stopped the review of the rainbow captain's armband worn by @Manuel_Neuer. [...] The DFB posted on Twitter on Sunday evening: "UEFA have today shared with the DFB that they have stopped the review of the rainbow captain’s armband worn by @Manuel_Neuer.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-24): An image of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is being shared to claim that he was the only captain to not wear 'One Love' bands during the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Euro 2020 tournament. What do viral posts say?: The viral post carried text that said, "At Euro 2020, UEFA (European Football Association) ordered all team captains to wear "OneLove" bands. The band was used as a symbol of LGBTQ. But, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European captain who did not wear the band." [...] Was the 'One Love' armband compulsory in Euro 2020?: Replying to our query on mail, the UEFA media relations team denied claims of any rule that mandated captains wearing the said armbands. They termed the viral claim as "100% fake news."
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-21): Just as European soccer began to dominate the headlines in American sports, a claim about the previous tournament has gone viral. Hundreds of posts, some with thousands of likes and shares, claim that UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, forced teams to wear pro-LGBT armbands during the 2020 championship (which was played in 2021 because of the pandemic). "At Euro 2020, UEFA (European Football Association) ordered all team captains to wear ‘OneLove’ bands. The band was used as a symbol of LGBTQ," one post with more than 153,000 likes says. "But, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European captain who did not wear the band. Respect ❤️." [...] In the post, German captain Manuel Neuer and Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo can be seen wearing different styles of captain’s armbands. While Ronaldo wears the standard UEFA "Respect" armband, Neuer wears a completely different rainbow armband. It is Neuer, however, not Ronaldo, who broke UEFA protocol. The German goalkeeper controversially wore a rainbow armband in several matches during the tournament in support of LGBT rights. His rainbow armband was not approved by UEFA, however, and the organization put the symbol under official review over concerns that it violated rules against on-field political statements. UEFA eventually approved Neuer’s use of the armband, saying that it represented diversity and was not inherently political.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-20): Did the Union of European Football Associations force team captains to wear a pro-LGTBQ+ armband during the organization's Euro 2020 competition and was Cristiano Ronaldo the only one not to wear it? No, that's not true: Instances of armbands worn during Euro 2020 in support of the LBGTQ+ community were not an order from the governing body. The OneLove armband, part of a specific campaign that supports anti-discrimination causes, was most notably sported by just one team captain who decided to wear it. [...] But, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European captain who did not wear the band. [...] It is important to note that the edited image included in the post -- with the original image taken during a Euro 2020 match between the German and Portuguese national teams (archived here) -- is not quite related to the OneLove armband. Neuer, the captain of the German national team, had on the rainbow armband in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. He was being investigated by the UEFA for the action before the organization dropped the issue (archived here). However, reports did not connect the armband he independently wore during Euro 2020 with the OneLove campaign: his association with the OneLove campaign came during later competitions.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-28): Misinformation Circulates: Cristiano Ronaldo Was Not Sole Captain Refusing Rainbow Armband at Euro 2020 [...] The Facebook post falsely claims that Cristiano Ronaldo was the only captain at the Euro 2020 tournament to refuse wearing an LGBTQ armband, mandated by the European Union. However, other captains also chose to wear traditional armbands, and there's no evidence of a mandatory requirement for the rainbow armbands. The claim's source lacks credibility, and the tournament's governing body, UEFA, declined to comment. The recent false claim circulating on social media, which falsely states that Cristiano Ronaldo was the only team captain at Euro 2020 to refuse wearing an LGBTQ armband mandated by the European Union, has gained significant traction. However, upon closer examination of the facts, this claim lacks credibility.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-22): Fact: The claim is false. Wearing OneLove bands was not mandatory at Euro 2020 and Ronaldo was not the only captain without the band. [...] A Threads user shared the photo with the caption, "At Euro 2020, UEFA ordered all team captains to wear OneLove armbands as a symbol of support for LGBTQ. However, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European captain who did not wear the band. Respect. (sic)" (Archive) [...] Hence, the viral claim that UEFA ordered all team captains to wear OneLove bands at Euro 2020 and that Cristiano Ronaldo was the only captain who did not comply is false. No such mandate existed and multiple captains did not wear the band.
Claim: Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020. (Facebook Post, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2022-12-14): Cristiano Ronaldo is refusing to wear the "One Love" armband, which advocates for the LGBTQ+ community, during the 2022 World Cup. The world-renowned soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, revealed in a press conference that he will not be participating in wearing the "One Love" armband. The armband consists of a heart with a rainbow inside of it and the number one. This "One Love" band is being used to advocate inclusivity, being that the 2022 World Cup is being held in Qatar, a country where same-sex relationships are illegal. [...] Players who wear the armband are threatened with receiving a yellow card, according to FIFA’s regulations. This yellow card can result in a suspension from the games if the player were to receive another yellow card during the game. Obviously, any mention of social issues is discouraged on the field. Due to the consequences, none of the captains from any of the other national teams have worn the armband, but none have faced backlash like Ronaldo has.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-15): Donald Trump was president when Black poverty and unemployment reached record lows. However, Trump leaves out that his opponent, President Joe Biden, saw both of those record lows surpassed on his watch.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-15): Black poverty, unemployment set record lows on Trump’s watch, and on Biden’s, too [...] During a June 15 visit to Detroit, Trump said, "We achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded." [...] The Black poverty rate hit a record low during Trump’s presidency in 2019 at 18.8%. The poverty rate has fallen further under Biden’s presidency, hitting 17.1% in 2022, the last year for which data is available.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-25): Both metrics did reach record lows under Trump, but then went on to surpass those record lows under Biden. So we rated this Trump claim Half True. [...] Setting aside the coronavirus pandemic’s swift, severe disruptions, both Trump and Biden had relatively low Black unemployment rates during their presidencies. But the rates under Biden have been lower. [...] PolitiFact, "Black poverty, unemployment set record lows on Trump’s watch, and on Biden’s, too," June 20, 2024
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2018-01-30): Firing back at criticism from Jay-Z, President Donald Trump went too far when he claimed the black unemployment rate is the lowest in recorded history "because of my policies." [...] Trump has boasted repeatedly about the record-low unemployment among African Americans. But in response to criticisms leveled by rap mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter in a Jan. 27 interview on CNN, Trump took full credit for the milestone in black unemployment. [...] When Trump took office in January 2017, the black unemployment rate was 7.8 percent, the lowest it had been in nearly 10 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Under Trump, it dropped a full percentage point to 6.8 percent in December. That’s the lowest rate since the bureau began regularly breaking out unemployment rates by race in 1972.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-07-26): Under Trump, the rate seemed to stabilize and even ticked upward, reaching a high of 63.3% from October 2019 to February 2020. But, by the time he left office, the rate had dropped to 61.3% — falling another 1.5 percentage points under Trump after going down 2.9 points during the Obama years. [...] Overall, since 2016, the year before Trump took office, the poverty rate dropped by 1.3 percentage points, and the number of people in poverty went down by 3.4 million. [...] Under Trump, the overall supplemental poverty rate fell nearly 5 percentage points, from 14% in 2016 to a record low 9.1%, and the number of people in poverty fell by nearly 15 million.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2019-07-29): Mr. Trump also tweeted on Sunday that he unemployment for African Americans "is the lowest (best) in the history of the United States. No President has come close to doing this before!" But that's an exaggeration, given that the most dramatic drop in black unemployment came under President Barack Obama, when it fell from a recession high of 16.8 percent in March 2010 to 7.8 percent in January 2017. [...] Trump: "The facts speak far louder than words! The Democrats always play the Race Card, when in fact they have done so little for our Nation's great African American people. Now, lowest unemployment in U.S. history, and only getting better." — tweet Sunday. [...] It's true that black unemployment did reach a record low during the Trump administration: 5.9 percent in May 2018. It currently stands at 6 percent.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2023-12-06): This was true: U.S. Unemployment Reached 50-year Low Under Trump [...] First, to determine the validity of the underlying claim — that Trump shaped the economy so that U.S. unemployment dipped to the lowest rate ever — we considered the data available. [...] That’s not to besmirch the remarkably low unemployment under Trump, but it’s hard to ignore that the unemployment track under Obama had been downward. Again, the numbers look like the continuation of a trend, not something new.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-21): While Trump did set a record for the lowest African-American unemployemnt rate while in office, lower rates have been recorded since then. [...] He spoke on the strides his administration made in supporting black Americans. He said, "We achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded, ever, ever recorded during my four years." The claim is misleading. Trump did set a record for lowest black unemployment at the time which was 5.3% in August 2019 and September 2019, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. There are credible news reports, such as CNBC News, that state that black unemployment hit a record low during the Trump administration.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-16): During a Saturday roundtable discussion at a predominately Black church in Detroit, Trump said President Joe Biden "has done nothing for you except talk," adding: "We achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded – ever, ever recorded – during my four years." Facts First: Trump’s claims about having achieved the lowest Black unemployment rate and poverty rate ever recorded were true when he made them before Biden took office, but they are not true today. Both of the record lows set during Trump’s presidency were surpassed by new record lows during Biden’s presidency. Trump could have correctly said Saturday that, during his presidency, Black unemployment and Black poverty hit their lowest levels ever recorded as of that point. Instead, he deceptively portrayed records that have been bested under Biden as supposed evidence that he has done more for the Black community than Biden has.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2018-01-08): FACT CHECK: Trump Touts Low Unemployment Rates For African-Americans, Hispanics [...] African American unemployment is the lowest ever recorded in our country. The Hispanic unemployment rate dropped a full point in the last year and is close to the lowest in recorded history. Dems did nothing for you but get your vote! #NeverForget @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2018 [...] Trump is right that African-American unemployment hit a record low in December. The unemployment rate for black Americans is currently 6.8 percent, the lowest level recorded since the government started keeping track in January 1972.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2021-05-09): TRUMP: "African-American, Hispanic-American and Asian-American unemployment have all reached their lowest levels ever recorded." [...] Black unemployment reached a record low, 5.9 percent, in May, but rose to 6.8 percent in January. [...] The most dramatic drop in black unemployment came under President Barack Obama, when it fell from a recession high of 16.8 percent in March 2010 to 7.8 percent in January 2017.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2023-06-28): Under President Donald Trump, the unemployment rate was 4% or under for 24 months, compared with 18 months under Biden. [...] The longest stretch in which the unemployment rate was "under 4%" during Trump’s tenure was 13 months, from February 2019 to February 2020, right before the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the U.S. and sent unemployment skyrocketing. That would be shorter than the streak under Biden. Biden’s statement would’ve been wrong had he said unemployment has been "4% or below" for the longest stretch in 50 years. That distinction goes to Trump, who oversaw an unemployment rate of 4% or under for 24 months.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2024-06-27): During a June 15 visit to Detroit, Trump said, "We achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded." [...] The Black poverty rate hit a record low during Trump’s presidency in 2019 at 18.8%. The poverty rate has fallen further under Biden’s presidency, hitting 17.1% in 2022, the last year for which data is available. [...] Because the Black poverty rate has generally been trending downward since the 1960s, numerous other presidents can claim to have achieved record lows on Black poverty during their tenure — including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, Obama, Trump and Biden.
Claim: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” (Donald Trump, 2024-06-15)
Evidence (2020-08-07): Before the Coronavirus spread from China across the globe, President Trump helped America build its strongest economy in history. Median household incomes rose to their highest level ever in 2019, while the poverty rate hit an all-time low. Under the Trump Administration, more Americans were employed than ever before—160 million—and the unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low. The unemployment rates for African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Americans without a high-school diploma all hit record lows, while the Trump "Blue-Collar Boom" saw wages grow faster for workers than for managers or supervisors. [...] Delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity for citizens of all backgrounds - Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows - Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years - Nearly 7 million people were lifted off of food stamps - Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record lows - Income inequality fell for two straight years—and by the largest amount in over a decade - The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth - Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue-collar workers—a 16 percent pay increase - African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent