Fact Check: Arjun Kapoor never forced Cristiano Ronaldo to click selfie with him — viral tweet is doctored

A screenshot of a tweet allegedly made by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has gone viral on social media, with the claim that Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor forced him to take a selfie with him in such a way that they appear to be friends.

Following the #boycottbollywood trend flooding social media, actor Arjun Kapoor issued a statement about the film industry making a mistake by staying silent on this issue. The actor said it was high time the film fraternity came together and did something about it. Consequently, he became the target of online trolling.

Around this time, a screenshot of a tweet allegedly made by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo went viral. Featuring Ronaldo’s selfie with Kapoor, the tweet reads: “This unknown guy forcefully rushed in to my dressing room and forced me to take a selfie with him the way we look like friends. What a looser.”

Many online mocked Kapoor as they shared this screenshot. The archived version of this tweet can be seen here.

But did Ronaldo tweet this? AFWA’s investigation found that the screenshot was digitally altered. Ronaldo never tweeted this. His selfie with Arjun Kapoor dates back to 2018.

While the Twitter handle is the correct one, and the account appeared verified, there are subtle hints all over the tweet that point to its lack of authenticity. There are multiple mistakes in the tweet. The words “loser” and “into” have been misspelt as “looser” and “in to” — something that seems suspect.

When we searched online, we found that this screenshot was not new at all. It was shared on social media back in 2018 as well.

However, we couldn’t find any such tweet on Ronaldo’s Twitter account.