Days out from the start of FIFA’s soccer World Cup in Qatar, things are taking a turn for the surreal.
Over the past 24 hours, the tournament’s organizers have rejected accusations of fake fans parading in the streets in Doha, while a social media video of basic-looking accommodation has been getting millions of hits.
Videos posted on TikTok channel Qatari Living appear to show local fans cheering in a co-ordinated manner while dressed in England, Argentina and Brazil merchandise. This led to scepticism from soccer fans online they had been paid to promote the tournament but reporters for The Guardian and The Times have spoken with several supporters and report their enthusiasm and knowledge for the sport seems genuine.
One England-supporting man from Kerala told The Guardian the claims he and others had been paid were “fake news.”
Huge number of Indian ex-pats outside the England hotel, awaiting the team’s arrival in Qatar.
Over the past 24 hours, the tournament’s organizers have rejected accusations of fake fans parading in the streets in Doha, while a social media video of basic-looking accommodation has been getting millions of hits.
Videos posted on TikTok channel Qatari Living appear to show local fans cheering in a co-ordinated manner while dressed in England, Argentina and Brazil merchandise. This led to scepticism from soccer fans online they had been paid to promote the tournament but reporters for The Guardian and The Times have spoken with several supporters and report their enthusiasm and knowledge for the sport seems genuine.
One England-supporting man from Kerala told The Guardian the claims he and others had been paid were “fake news.”
Huge number of Indian ex-pats outside the England hotel, awaiting the team’s arrival in Qatar.
- 11/16/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Bryan Fogel stumbles upon state-sponsored doping in a sometimes clunky, but unquestionably revelatory documentary
Few filmmakers have stumbled upon documentary gold in quite as fortuitous a fashion as Bryan Fogel, the man behind this revelatory account of Russia’s state-sponsored doping program. Primarily a playwright (he wrote an off-Broadway comedy called Jewtopia), Fogel is also a keen amateur cyclist and, in the wake of the Lance Armstrong scandal, set out to prove just how easy it was to evade cycling’s creaking testing system by competing chemically enhanced in the same prestigious amateur race that he had struggled in the year before. The plan was to boost his best time, pass with flying colours through the urine tests required of all competitors and broadcast the results in muckraking documentary form.
Related: Icarus film finds more than Greek tragedy in Russia doping scandal | Sean Ingle...
Few filmmakers have stumbled upon documentary gold in quite as fortuitous a fashion as Bryan Fogel, the man behind this revelatory account of Russia’s state-sponsored doping program. Primarily a playwright (he wrote an off-Broadway comedy called Jewtopia), Fogel is also a keen amateur cyclist and, in the wake of the Lance Armstrong scandal, set out to prove just how easy it was to evade cycling’s creaking testing system by competing chemically enhanced in the same prestigious amateur race that he had struggled in the year before. The plan was to boost his best time, pass with flying colours through the urine tests required of all competitors and broadcast the results in muckraking documentary form.
Related: Icarus film finds more than Greek tragedy in Russia doping scandal | Sean Ingle...
- 8/4/2017
- by Gwilym Mumford
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.