Claim: Argentinian professional footballer Lionel Messi's childhood picture.
Fact-check: An image from the documentary film 'Messi' is shared as real childhood picture of Lionel Messi - FACTLY
Verdict: the photo shared in the post shows a still from the 2014 documentary film 'messi'. the photo shows juan ignacio martinez, a boy who played messi's childhood character in the álex de la iglesia-directed 'messi' film. the photo does not show a real childhood picture of lionel messi. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2022-10-03T12:21:44