A picture claiming that footballer Lionel Messi watching Rohit Sharma’s sixes against Australia’s Mitchell Starc is being circulated on social media.
The post reads: “Lionel Messi watching Rohit Sharma’s sixes off Mitch Starc in New Jersey while training. This is massive Rohit Sharma [via AFA India Official] #T20WorldCup”
Here’s the link to the above post (archive).
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be edited.
Running the video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, the NM team found the same image shared by a Facebook page in 2021. In that image, Messi can be seen watching his video on the TV screen.
A similar image was also shared by a fan page on Twitter in December 2019. The post reads: “Messi at the training centre while watching his goals of 2019 on television. Class.”
📸 — Messi at the training center while watching his goals of 2019 on television. Class. pic.twitter.com/cM3VMcAm5y
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) December 30, 2019
Thus, we can conclusively say that the image in circulation, claiming Messi is watching Rohit Sharma play, is edited.
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