Claim: A video of FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it was shared with a false claim that the world football's governing body has banned Israel from playing in the U20 World Cup in 2023. The video, which was recorded in 2019, actually shows Infantino delivering a message to the Indonesian Football Federation  ahead of a special congress to elect a new leadership. The video in the misleading posts has been edited to add fake Indonesian-language subtitles that do not reflect Infantino's speech.
Fact-check: Fake subtitles added to FIFA president video to falsely claim 'Israel banned from U20 World Cup'
Verdict: fake subtitles added to fifa president video to falsely claim 'israel banned from u20 world cup'
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2023-04-17T12:48:00