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2024-01-13 08:33:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0D922040A2304D35297CFE600CFE6087666D38FDA8195F2C14DD87B67A96EED8
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The claim that Ronaldo sold his golden boot and donated the money to children in Palestine has been appearing around the internet for over a decade and in many iterations (differing claims about the year of the award and year it was sold). It is a confirmed hoax. https://newsmeter.in/fact-check/did-christiano-ronaldo-sell-his-golden-boots-to-donate-funds-to-kids-in-palestine-705244 https://sportsmanor.com/soccer-news-fact-check-did-cristiano-ronaldo-donate-1-5-million-to-palestine/ https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/ronaldos-golden-rumour-unlikely-to-be-true
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