“Too gay – Fifa bans teams from celebrating goals at the World Cup in Qatar” and “Out of consideration for the World Cup host Qatar, Fifa has decided that teams cannot celebrate goals at the World Cup. Otherwise the players could end up in jail. In addition, the national players involved faced up to seven years in prison, lashes and, in extreme cases, execution because of the strong suspicion of homosexual acts in public.”

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Screenshot of one of the countless status posts on Facebook

Fact check on “ Fifa bans teams from celebrating goals at the World Cup in Qatar

If you follow the link, you will end up on the “der WELT” website. At first glance, this is actually labeled as “satire”. However, this important note was not shared on Facebook, consciously or unconsciously, and many users do not recognize the satirical nature of the article.

You can see the labeling more than clearly on the website

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Even the author of the article, Jean Gnatzig, is also referred to as “Head of Silly Content”. 

Not the first time that users don't recognize SATIRE!

Just a few days ago, social media claimed that Scholz had also attended a beheading during his visit to Saudi Arabia. But this is not true, because the disseminated text and the manipulated photo come from an article on the satirical site “Der Postillon”. ( for fact check )

Source: “ Glasuage” / World: Too gay – Fifa bans teams from celebrating goals at the World Cup in Qatar

 


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