No, Cristiano Ronaldo Did Not Release a Video in Support of Palestine

This viral video is old and shows footballer Cristiano Ronaldo coming out in support of Syria, not Palestine.

Fact-Check: An old video of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is going viral to falsely claim that he extended his support to Palestinian children.

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A video showing footballer Cristiano Ronaldo purportedly speaking in support of Palestinian children is going viral to claim that this video is recent.

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But this is not true: This video is from 2016 and shows Ronaldo extending his support to the children affected by war in Syria.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes from the viral video and came across the same video shared by Ronaldo on his official Instagram account.

• The video was shared on 23 December 2016 and the caption read, "A message of hope to the children affected by the conflict in Syria."

• In the video, he clearly says, "Hello, this is for children of Syria."

• He continues, "We know that you have been suffering a lot. I am a very famous player but you are the true heroes. Don't lose your hope, the world is with you. We care about you. I am with you."

• He also shared this same video in 2016 on his official Facebook account and X (formerly Twitter) account.

• Further, we found no news reports about Ronaldo making any remarks in support of Palestine.

Conclusion: An old video of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo supporting Syrian children is going viral to falsely claim that he extended his support to Palestinian children.

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