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Tamsin Paternoster

Fact check: FIFA boss Infantino probe called for by MEPs, not whole parliament

"The European Parliament has called for an investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino," reads a post on X that has been viewed more than 6 million times.

However, this claim is misleading. While 72 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have signed a letter calling for FIFA's Ethics Committee to investigate Infantino, the European Parliament itself has not officially adopted that position.

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