Claim: Update : Brazilian football player Pele who had been battling cancer for a while had passed away on 29 December 2022. Reports on his death can be seen here, here and here.
Fact-check: Rumours about Pele's death are False; He is still alive and is in stable condition - FACTLY
Verdict: as per the latest reports, pele is showing progressive improvement after being hospitalised recently for respiratory infection and to re-evaluate his treatment for colon cancer. pele's daughter flavia nascimento reassured the fans by saying he's not receiving end-of-life care as claimed by some reports. moreover, on 5 december 2022, pele said he'll watch the fifa world cup match brazil and south korea from hospital. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2022-12-07T10:03:48