These Photos Do Not Show the Son of German Soccer Player Thomas Müller
The Claim
These photos show the son of German soccer player Thomas Müller.
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Facebook accounts have recently shared photos of a soccer player wearing the German Eintracht Frankfurt Club uniform. Those sharing the photos claimed they showed the son of FC Bayern Munich soccer player Thomas Müller.
Description: The screenshot shows the purported photos being shared on Facebook.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s team investigated the circulated claim and found that it was fake. The photos show 22-year-old Danish soccer player Jesper Lindstrøm, who plays with Eintracht Frankfurt SC.
Thomas Müller, 32, is a German soccer player for FC Bayern Munich and Germany’s national football team. The photos were circulated recently after the photo was shared by French and other Facebook accounts, mocking the ‘stark’ similarities between Jesper Lindstrøm and Thomas Müller.
Misbar’s team could not find any news indicating that Müller has a son that plays football. According to German media reports, Müller and his wife Lisa, married in 2009, do not have any children.
Translated by Ahmed N. A. Almassri
