Fact Check: Cristiano Ronaldo does not have picture of Dr BR Ambedkar in his house
Born in Sao Pedro, Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted very early to start his football career. He played in small clubs in the beginning. By the age of 18, he played for Sporting CP and then joined Manchester United Football Club. In 2009, Real Madrid signed him for 80 million Euros,
Claim :
Viral image shows picture frame of Dr BR Ambedkar hanging on the wall in football player Cristiano Ronaldo’s houseFact :
The viral image is edited, original image does not have Ambedkar’s picture frame
Born in Sao Pedro, Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted very early to start his football career. He played in small clubs in the beginning. By the age of 18, he played for Sporting CP and then joined Manchester United Football Club. In 2009, Real Madrid signed him for 80 million Euros, making him the most expensive player. He later switched to clubs like Juventus, and Manchester United and is now playing for a club named Al Nassr. Cristiano Ronaldo has broken many records on social media since he announced the launch of his YouTube channel UR Cristiano. He became the fastest celebrity on YouTube to reach 1 billion mark across social media platforms.
Meanwhile, an image of Cristiano Ronaldo with his family is shared virally on social media. The image shows the family sitting at the dinner table, and in the background, we can see a picture frame of Dr BR Ambedkar hanging on a wall in the room. Users are sharing this image implying that the famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo is a follower of Bhimrao Ambedkar.
An X user shared the image with a satirical made-up story about how Ronaldo is related to Ambedkar.
Fact Check:
The claim is False. The viral image showing Dr BR Ambedkar’s picture frame hanging on the wall of football player Ronado’s house is a morphed one.
When we searched for the viral image using Google reverse image search, we found the original image does not contain the picture frame of Dr BR Ambedkar in it. The image is from the year 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown. The image was shared in an article published by latestly.com in April 2020, the article states ‘after the suspension of football activities due to the coronavirus pandemic, Portugal football player Ronaldo and his family decided to self-isolate themselves.
We also found an X post shared by Ronaldo himself in April 2020 with the caption ‘We wish a Happy Easter to everyone’
The original image was also shared on a website named purepeople with the caption ‘Cristiano Ronaldo, his partner Georgina Rodriguez and their children, confined at home in Portugal April 2020.’
D-intent Data also took to X to debunk this image. They declared that the image is a digitally altered one. They shared the image with the caption "A digitally altered image featuring Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo enjoying a meal with his family while Dr. Ambedkar's image appears in the background has been shared as real."
Therefore, the image of Ronaldo and his family does not have a picture frame of Dr BR Ambedkar in the background. The claim is False.
