Previously on February 17, Indonesian media reported that Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo would arrive in Kupang city (Indonesia) on February 18 by private jet to carry out some charitable social activities such as supporting orphans, places of worship, building cancer hospitals… in the locality.

The above information was announced to the press by representatives of the organizing committee, including the football federation and local charity organizations, and immediately caused a “fever” in the archipelago.

CNN Indonesia concludes that the event “Ronaldo comes to Indonesia” is a hoax.

By February 18, Ronaldo was still nowhere to be seen. When the press asked, the event organizers announced: “Ronaldo is still on his way from Saudi Arabia to Jakarta (Indonesia) on February 19, and will then move to Kupang on February 20.”

However, as of February 20, the Portuguese superstar was still not in Indonesia. He was confirmed to be in Saudi Arabia training to prepare for the match between Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq at 0:00 on February 22 (Hanoi time).

At the same time, conflicts arose within the event’s organizing committee. The local football federation questioned the charity fund: “If Ronaldo did not come, what was the reason?”

“This event is a hoax!”, CNN Indonesia concluded after stringing together the events, and quoted a police representative calling on people, if anyone is harmed physically or mentally due to the information “Ronaldo is coming to Indonesia” can go to the police station to report.