Claim: Photo of Argentina's football player, Lionel Messi holding the Palestinian National Flag.
Fact-check: This photo of Lionel Messi holding the Palestinian National Flag is an edited one - FACTLY
Verdict: the photo shared in the post is an edited one. the original photo shows lionel messi holding the 'icons.com' online shopping website placard. this photo was shot when lionel messi launched the official fc barcelona memorabilia collection exclusively at his partner shopping website, icons.com. lionel messi had not made any statement regarding the recent conflict between israel and palestine. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2021-05-25T12:27:00