A Thai singer ate mango with sticky rice on the stage of her performance in the United States of America just weeks ago, leading to the high demand for mango and sticky rice in Thailand. After that, a photo showing the world’s famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo having mango with sticky rice on his plate was posted on social media. It was claimed the Portuguese superstar likes to eat that kind of food. This leads to many comments and reactions to the photo. However, after running a reverse image search, it is found the photo was digitally edited.
Social Media Claim
A Facebook user uploaded a photo on social media, showing the world’s well-known footballer Cristiano Ronaldo sitting before a plate of mango with sticky rice. The social media user captioned the football superstar likes to eat Thai food.
The photo was also shared on social media groups – leading to many comments and reactions from social media users over the claim.
Below is the capture of the social media post read “Ronaldo likes to eat Thai food. But he doesn’t eat dirty Khmer food.”
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia began a fact check by running Google Reverse Image Search which led us to find out the truth as below.
The same photo was published in an article by the SUN in 2018, saying how the Portuguese footballer has an extraordinary diet to keep him fit for games.
The photo published by the U.K.-based media depicts Ronaldo taking a selfie with a plate of meals. No mango with sticky rice can be seen on the plate at all.
Below is the capture of the photo in the SUN-published article, and it was captioned “Ronaldo will ensure he cuts back on processed and sugary foods.”
The media attributed the photo to Cristiano Ronaldo who shared his personal daily life on his personal social network Instagram.
By searching his personal Instagram account, we found the same photo which was posted on the social network in September 2016.
Below is the capture of the photo from Cristiano Ronaldo’s personal Instagram on September 23, 2016.
The original photo of the plate of mango with sticky rice is found on the Shutterstock and can be seen with a link available here.
The Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, 37 years old this year, is well-known for how he keeps himself fit at the top level by being ready for a football game for as many years as possible.
Besides the photo above, he also shared photos on his social network account, showing what kind of food he chose for his fitness. His photos can be seen here or here and another of his post here.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found out that the photo circulated on social media is digitally edited. The original photo shows Cristiano Ronaldo having a plate of meals – a type of food described as his diet to keep fit, but no mango with sticky rice on his plate.
Title:Cristiano Ronaldo Having Mango Sticky Rice Digitally Edited
Fact Check By: Jay UdomResult: Altered
