Claim: A user on Facebook claims that Lionel Messi has said that, as a UNICEF ambassador, he would not play against Israel because of the country's existing tensions with Palestine.
Fact-check: Statement on Israel-Palestine conflict falsely attributed to Messi - Dubawa
Verdict: false
Organisation: Dubawa
Author: Silas Jonathan
Date published: 2022-05-03T08:42:18