Is Uruguay Really Disqualified From The World Cup? Does England Have A Second Chance?
An online news report has surfaced recently on Uruguay being disqualified. Is this really true?
By Darian Goh — 24 Jun 2014, 06:31 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Recently, a Facebook post went around social media stating that Uruguay are disqualified from the World Cup after one of their players failed a drug test
However, there is not a degree of truth in it as the post is fake and was hosted through a site where users can create fake headlines
A Facebook post saying Uruguay was "disqualified from World Cup" and England was "saved" is fake.
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The post, which falsely claims to be from the BBC, reads: “The Uruguay World Cup team have been disqualified after horse steroids were found in Luis Suarez’ urine sample."
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The site, The Sunday Daily Times have also hosted other similar fake news headlines
The website also has a few fake other viral posts, including one saying Luis Suarez of Uruguay and Liverpool FC failed a drug test. Another says Uruguay and England have to play again due to “match fixing.”
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