Claim: Lionel Messi signing with Paris Saint-Germain doubled the club's Instagram followers from 19.8 million to 40.2 million in 24 hours.
Fact-check: Messi didn't double PSG's Instagram followers - Full Fact
Verdict: it didn't. after his signing was announced, the club's instagram followers increased by about 3 million.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2021-08-13T00:00:00