This Picture Does Not Depict the Moroccan Team’s Arrival in Cameroon

Khadija Boufous

Sports

10th January 2022

This Picture Does Not Depict the Moroccan Team’s Arrival in Cameroon

European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva in 2011 (FB).

The Claim

The image depicts the arrival of the Moroccan national soccer team in Cameroon ahead of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.

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A photo of an airport full of jets and planes has gone viral on Facebook, with users claiming it depicts the Moroccan football team's arrival in Cameroon to compete in the 2022 African Cup of Nations.

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be misleading.

Using the Google Image Reverse Search, our team found that the picture is from the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Switzerland in 2011 and has nothing to do with the Moroccan football team's arrival in Cameroon.

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Photo description: The picture was taken in 2011.

The picture was already shared on social media and news websites in 2012. Furthermore, the flag of Switzerland appeared on the circulating picture and the other exhibition photos.

Photo description: The photo was posted 10 years ago.

The majority of the Moroccan football team members arrived last Sunday evening, the 2nd of January, in Cameroon to participate in the 33rd edition of the African Cup of Nations.

Five players joined the team later on private trips. Facebook users started then sharing the picture, claiming that it depicts the arrival of the rest of the team members.