Fact Check: Claim about Rashford, Sancho attending a party after Man Utd 1-0 defeat to Bayern in UCL is false

Yemi Sodeeq
Yemi Sodeeq
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Bayern Munich on Tuesday night defeated Manchester United 1-0 in their last UEFA Champions League group stage game played at the Old Trafford.

With the result, Manchester United crashed out of the Champions league having finished bottom of the group with just four points from six games.

Claim

A Facebook user, Derek Katey on Wednesday claimed that “Marcus Rashford was spotted partying with Sancho in London following the 1-0 defeat against Bayern München” 

The Facebook user attached a picture of Marcus Rashford and the one that includes Jadon Sancho with Nigerian hip hop sensation, Davido to his claim. 

The picture attached to the post had already gathered over 400 comments, over 70 shares and over 8,000  reactions.

Verification 

The factcheck247 team undertook a deep search on the pictures attached using the Google reverse image search and discovered that Rashford’s picture had been earlier posted in July 2023.

The picture was taken as ‘he partied at a lingerie pyjama party. The bash, which was held in Los Angeles and hosted by Canadian R&B singer PARTYNEXTDOOR.

Also, that of Jadon Sancho with Davido were initially posted in March, 2022 when he attended the Dubai Expo event on March 19,2022.

Verdict 

The Facebook claim about Marcus Rashford being spotted at a party with Jadon Sancho after Manchester United 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night as per the pictures attached to it is false.

The pictures were taken on different occasions and venues

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