{"id":1587496,"date":"2022-08-03T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T20:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1587496"},"modified":"2022-08-03T16:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T20:41:14","slug":"fact-check-did-dutch-soccer-fans-hold-up-a-pro-julian-assange-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-dutch-soccer-fans-hold-up-a-pro-julian-assange-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Dutch Soccer Fans Hold Up A Pro-Julian Assange Flag?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-dutch-soccer-fans-hold-up-a-pro-julian-assange-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1587496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2011-12-05T000000Z_725830187_LM1E7C50ZSR01_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ASSANGE-e1659448711527.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/diane.davie.7\/posts\/pfbid02DDJFY6ebhAuw776t1JfZyrGCnpXewkLtCcQvgA5TKXgxVirteSBXahZymaVvof4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows Dutch soccer fans holding up a flag in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image has been digitally manipulated. There is no message visible on the flag in the original photo.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In July, the British government ordered Assange to be extradited to the U.S. where he will face charges for leaking secret military information, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-wikileaks-julian-assange-extradition-73e20b56c6e947967c1827370f814be3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. Prior to this, he had spent more than three years in a prison in London, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-03\/1-000-people-to-form-chain-round-parliament-in-support-of-julian-assange#xj4y7vzkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported. He is currently fighting the extradition order and it remains to be seen if it will be upheld, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims a group of Dutch soccer fans recently took up Assange\u2019s cause. The image shows what appears to be Dutch soccer fans holding up a huge blue and white flag with the words, \u201cDon\u2019t Extradite Assange\u201d on it during a match. \u201cNow that\u2019s big. Amsterdam, Holland,\u201d reads the post\u2019s caption.<\/p>\n<p>The image has been digitally altered. A <a href=\"https:\/\/tineye.com\/search\/2313e13666a36d18368ebd2c60797f3bf7d9b5f2?sort=score&#038;order=desc&#038;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reverse image search<\/a> reveals the original image can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com.au\/detail\/news-photo\/an-israeli-flag-is-shown-by-ajax-supporters-during-the-news-photo\/156790801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getty Images<\/a> and shows soccer fans holding up an Israeli flag. Notably, there are no words on the flag.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/12\/22\/fact-check-julian-assange-not-chosen-time-magazine-person-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: FACT CHECK: No, Julian Assange Was Not Chosen As Time Magazine\u2019s Person Of The Year)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Israeli flag is shown by Ajax supporters during the Champions League Match between Ajax and Valencia in the Amsterdam Arena on March 03, 2003 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,\u201d reads the image\u2019s caption. The same image was also included in a 2019 article from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/jewish-songs-at-tottenham-and-ajax-don-t-feel-right-98bpj0jh9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunday Times<\/a> about the Jewish songs often sung at Dutch football matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows Dutch soccer fans holding up a flag in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.Verdict: FalseThe image has been digitally manipulated. 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