{"id":2300769,"date":"2024-07-19T10:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-video-claims-to-show-british-prime-minister-watching-soccer-with-antony-blinken\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:41:47","slug":"video-claims-to-show-british-prime-minister-watching-soccer-with-antony-blinken-fact-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-claims-to-show-british-prime-minister-watching-soccer-with-antony-blinken-fact-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Video claims to show British Prime Minister watching soccer with Antony Blinken &#8211; fact check"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fvideo-claims-to-show-british-prime-minister-watching-soccer-with-antony-blinken-fact-check%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=2300769&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--><p>A video shared on Facebook claims to show British \u2062Prime Minister Keir Starmer watching soccer with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. However, upon \u2064closer inspection, it is revealed that the video actually shows Dick Schoof, the Dutch Prime Minister, and \u2063not \u200cBlinken. This misinformation\u200c has been debunked as misleading. It is important to verify the \u2063authenticity of\u2064 information before sharing \u200cit, as the spread of misinformation can be harmful and misleading. In this case, the video does not\u200d actually show Antony Blinken with Keir\u2064 Starmer, but rather Dick Schoof. It is crucial to fact-check and ensure the accuracy of content \u2064before believing and sharing it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-compares-biden-admins-social-media-censorship-to-mafia-style-tactics-as-biden-lawyers-claim-no-proof-of-coercion\/\" title=\"Judge likens Biden administration&#039;s social media censorship to mafia tactics; Biden lawyers deny coercion evidence.\">social \u2063media platforms<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theinformant_x\/status\/1811140328583315651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/theinformant_x\/status\/1811140328583315651&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721396030535000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3aWov2aakjAW1RPFIzOhff\"><span id=\"m_8793825239439920220mt-tracked-link_2_1721227024188\"><\/span>shared on Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;claims to show British Prime Minister Keir Starmer watching soccer with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#10071;&#65039;&#127482;&#127480; | &#127988;&#917607;&#917602;&#917605;&#917614;&#917607;&#917631;&#9876;&#65039;&#127475;&#127473; &ndash; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer with the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, watching Harry Kane&rsquo;s goal in the Euro Cup <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uDDdsD6VJo\">pic.twitter.com\/uDDdsD6VJo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#128293;&#128478;The Informant (@theinformant_x) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theinformant_x\/status\/1811140328583315651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video shows Dick Schoof, the Dutch Prime Minister, not Blinken.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming to show a video of Blinken and Starmer. One user wrote, &ldquo;Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer with the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, watching Harry Kane&rsquo;s goal in the Euro Cup.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This claim is misleading, though. Through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-is-not-matt-gaetzs-actual-senior-photo-from-high-school\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, This Is Not Matt Gaetz\u2019s Actual Senior Photo From High School\">reverse image search<\/a>, Check Your Fact found that the video is from Starmer&rsquo;s account. The video, while showing Starmer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t show Blinken. It instead shows Schoof. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/16\/fact-check-no-photos-do-not-show-donald-trump-and-secret-service-agents-smiling-after-attempted-assassination\/\"><strong>(RELATED: No, Photos Do Not Show Donald Trump And Secret Service Agents Smiling After Attempted Assassination)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Picked the right moment to pop out from NATO meetings and check the score&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinPres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MinPres<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqnCK8ogri\">pic.twitter.com\/gqnCK8ogri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keir_Starmer\/status\/1811131502941589569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Picked the right moment to pop out from NATO meetings and check the score&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinPres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MinPres<\/a>,&rdquo; Starmer tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer and Blinken did interact at least once during the NATO summit, with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-jeffrey-toobin-comment-on-andrew-cuomos-sexual-harassment-allegations-on-cnn\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Jeffrey Toobin Comment On Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Sexual Harassment Allegations On CNN?\">image published<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/gallery\/2024\/jul\/11\/keir-starmer-washington-in-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardian<\/a> website showing Blinken with him and President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Misinformation around videos is not new. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/18\/fact-check-did-trump-entering-the-rnc-to-a-song-by-50-cent\/\">debunked<\/a> a video claiming to show former President Donald Trump entering the RNC Convention to &lsquo;Many Men&rsquo; by 50 Cent.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating on Facebook falsely claims to show British Prime Minister Keir Starmer watching soccer with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. However, upon further investigation, it was revealed that the video actually shows Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, not Blinken. Starmer did tweet a video of himself watching the game, but Blinken was not present in the video. This misinformation highlights the prevalence of false information on social media platforms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2300770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158998302-scaled-e1719692417259.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35584,35583,7478,4440],"class_list":["post-2300769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-antony-blinken","tag-british-prime-minister","tag-soccer","tag-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158998302-scaled-e1719692417259.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2300770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}