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A social media post claiming that US President Donald Trump criticised FIFA President Gianni Infantino and that he had been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid FIFA World Cup 2026 has gone viral online.
The post is a screenshot which is similar to Donald Trump’s Truth Social account and the post is being widely shared on social media. However, the claim of Infantino being detained is false and the post itself is fake and misleading.
The post claims Trump called US forward Folarin Balogun’s red card during the USA vs Bosnia clash “the worst call in the history of soccer” and said Infantino had been detained and was being sent to a prison in El Salvador.
However, the viral social media post is fake. There is no evidence that Trump ever published such a message on his official Truth Social account or any of his verified social media platforms.
