A photograph of former British footballer and coach Wayne Rooney sitting in a stand is circulating on social networks as if it were an original image taken during the broadcast of the September 29 match between the Premier League teams Manchester United and Tottenham. It’s a hoax. The image is manipulated to disfigure his face. The UK television channel Sky Sports has published the original photograph.
They spread a photograph of Wayne Rooney on the social network In the image a sign appears that says in English: Wayne Rooney, Plymouth Argyle coach. The publication It has been shared more than 7,000 times since September 30.
The photo does not show a real broadcast, it is a montage
This photograph of Plymouth Argyle coach Wayne Rooney is doctored. The original image was published by the chain british television Sky Sports in your X account and corresponds to the broadcast of the football match between Manchester United and Tottenham in the Premier League on September 29.
It is not the first time they have been spread manipulated images of public figures on social networks to discredit their image. At VerificaRTVE we already explained to you that this photograph of Alberto Nuñez Feijoo that they present as if he were sitting next to the drug trafficker Marcial Dorado is false. We also tell you that these videos of Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky are fake.